Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies does not believe Charles Leclerc needs to change his approach in any way. The Monegasque took victory in Bahrain and Australia as Max Verstappen suffered reliability failures in both, while team-mate Sergio Perez also found himself out of the season opener. Having begun the year with a one-two, the Scuderia
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Carlos Sainz has been on a strong run of form as of late, with the Spaniard having turned a corner since claiming the first victory of his F1 career at the British Grand Prix. Whilst Ferrari failed strategically at the recent Hungarian Grand Prix, Sainz managed to recover a top five finish at the French Grand
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Ferrari sporting director, Laurent Mekies, has revealed that the Scuderia are waiting for the right moment to run a development driver in their car. As part of the new regulations this season, each team is required to run a rookie or development driver in at least two practice sessions over the course of the year.
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Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies has conceded that the team are worried about the possibility of further reliability issues after Carlos Sainz’s retirement in Austria. The Scuderia suffered their fourth failure of the season when the Spaniard exited the race in fiery fashion, denying the team their second one-two of the year as Charles Leclerc
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown has said he cannot rule out the possibility of there being no sprint racing action this year, owing to disputes within Formula 1 over the budget cap. Every F1 team will be working on a $140 million budget over the course of 2022, which is down by $5 million from last
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Ferrari racing director Laurent Mekies insists that the team did not sacrifice development on their 2022 car during their bid to seal third in the Constructors’ Championship last year. The Scuderia managed to beat McLaren to third in the final round of the season in Abu Dhabi, with Carlos Sainz signing off 2021 with a
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Ferrari have made some bold choices in the design of their 2022 car as they seek to capitalise on the new regulations next season, according to reports. This year’s cars are set to generate less downforce in a bid to allow cars to follow more closely, thus allowing for better wheel-to-wheel racing. The new machines
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown maintains that the team is “adamantly opposed” to an increase in the budget cap in Formula 1, and struggles to understand why some teams are pushing for such a raise. The budget cap will reduce to $140 million this year, meaning that the teams have less scope for development, and the
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Ferrari sporting director Laurent Mekies has told drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc to find the limits quickly in 2022, owing to the reduced budget cap that will be enforced next season. Formula 1 teams will have $140 million to spend this year, compared to $145 million million in 2021. This means that drivers will
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All F1 teams are expected to abandon the development of their 2021 challengers and switch focus to their 2022 cars early on this campaign, as next year will see sweeping regulation changes come into effect. READ: Sebastian Vettel Willing To Accept ‘Horrible’ Car As Long As It’s Quick This makes 2022 more important than a
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