Mattia Binotto has had a significant amount of pressure on him in recent weeks, with fans becoming disgruntled at Ferrari’s tactical blunders that cost them a shot at the 2022 championship. Charles Leclerc was reportedly not even on speaking terms with his boss by the time the season came to a close, with the Monegasque
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Charles Leclerc was absolutely livid following Ferrari’s decision in Brazil to send him out on intermediate tyres during qualifying, despite every other driver setting a lap time on the softs. The 25-year-old’s patience is beginning to wear thin with the Scuderia after a succession of errors this season have cost the driver a shot at
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Ferrari race director, Laurent Mekies, has said that the Scuderia support the technical directive (TD) that was introduced at Spa. When ground effect aerodynamics returned at the start of this season, the teams noticed that there was an increased level of contact between the floor and the track surface. The aerodynamic concept was essentially flipped
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Today is set to be the biggest day in the turbo-hybrid era of Formula 1, as the biggest scandal since ‘crashgate’ looks set to be officially announced. The FIA will be awarding teams with certificates of approval if they kept below the 2021 budget cap, with a mass of reports suggesting that Red Bull and Aston Martin won’t be
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Ferrari’s race director, Laurent Mekies, feels that the Formula 1 financial regulations are entering a critical period amid allegations that Red Bull and Aston Martin have broken them. The first F1 budget cap was introduced last season, and all 10 teams were given a limit of $145 million that they could spend on car development,
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Ferrari race director, Laurent Mekies, wants the FIA to be diligent as they look to decipher whether Red Bull and Aston Martin have broken the financial rules. Last year, a $145 million spending limit was brought in last season, and that had to be shared out between damage repairs, development, workers’ hours, energy used in
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Ferrari sporting director, Laurent Mekies, has predicted a solid performances from Mercedes during Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix. Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have looked strong so far this weekend, much more so than at the Belgian Grand Prix last weekend. The nature of the downforce orientated Zandvoort Circuit, as well as the warmer temperatures
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Mercedes driver George Russell has reiterated that it is not a given that the new technical directive being introduced at the Belgian Grand Prix will help Mercedes get closer to Red Bull and Ferrari. A major part of the new technical regulations introduced this season is “porpoising” and bouncing, and this phenomenon has sparked debate
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Ferrari sporting director, Laurent Mekies, has affirmed that there are plenty of smiles at Maranello amid the team’s improved form this season. The Scuderia spent a large of portion of last season working on this year’s car ready for the turn of the new technical regulations, as they were not in title contention with Red
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Scuderia Ferrari race director Laurent Mekies has announced who will be driving for the team in both of their FP1 rookie sessions in the second half of the season, with Ferrari Driver Academy star Robert Shwartzman set to take the spotlight. 2021 Formula 2 runner-up Shwartzman will drive for Ferrari in two FP1 sessions during
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