It’s been revealed by Charles Leclerc’s manager, Nicolas Todt, that he became aware of the Ferrari driver through the late Jules Bianchi, who sadly died following a crash in the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. Bianchi was destined for greatness in Formula 1 and had already shown how much talent he had, despite having only driver
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Safety in Formula 1 is exceptional, with the proof in the pudding being Romain Grosjean’s destroyed VF-20 from the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, which is going on display in Madrid next month. The fact his chassis remains intact despite having speared through the metal barrier at an impact measured at 67G is frankly out of this
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Ferrari have one of the most talented drivers on the Formula 1 grid in their ranks in the form of Charles Leclerc. The 2017 Formula 2 winner has been destined to achieve great things from a very young age and after Ferrari’s strategic blunders and reliability issues last year, he can even count himself unlucky
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Pierre Gasly and the entire Formula 1 community are set to receive the answer they’ve been waiting for to the question: why was a recovery vehicle allowed onto the circuit at Suzuka whilst cars were going past in the wet? The recent Japanese Grand Prix came within “two metres” of being as disastrous as the same race
MoreJules Bianchi’s father, Philippe, has doubled down on his criticism of the FIA after they endangered the life of Pierre Gasly at the Japanese Grand Prix. The race started in wet conditions, and the drivers headed out in Intermediates on what had become an immensely wet circuit ahead of the formation lap. Carlos Sainz was
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Fernando Alonso has declared his support for Pierre Gasly, who came within “metres from death” at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Following an opening lap crash for Carlos Sainz, a Safety Car was released in what were horribly wet conditions. The crash happened on the outside of Turn 12 after the Ferrari driver aquaplaned over
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Pierre Gasly won’t want to re-live Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix ever again, after the Frenchman came within metres of a potentially fatal collision. The race started under exceptionally wet conditions, with the rain seemingly intensifying as the opening lap was completed. Carlos Sainz crashed heavily out of third place at Turn 12 on the opening lap, after
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Sergio Pérez’s late race pressure on Charles Leclerc at the Japanese Grand Prix ultimately claimed team-mate Max Verstappen his second World Championship, on what was a horrible day for Formula 1. The race at the Suzuka International Racing Course started under heavy rainfall, which saw Carlos Sainz crash heavily on the opening lap on the
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