Red Bull and Ferrari do not believe that Charles Leclerc’s accident at last weekend’s French Grand Prix was at all related to “porpoising” and bouncing. The phenomenon has appeared this season amid the arrival of the new technical regulations, which have brought about the return of ground effect aerodynamics. It meant a complete change to
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With 10 rounds to go of the 2022 season, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto believes that Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz can take victory in all of them. Ferrari won two races on the bounce for the first time since 2019 when Carlos Sainz won the British Grand Prix, a week before Charles Leclerc took
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Russian F1 commentator Alexander Popov has criticised Ferrari amid the disintegration of their title challenge this season. The Scuderia started the season in spectacular fashion as Charles Leclerc led home Carlos Sainz for a one-two finish in Bahrain, before the Monegasque again took victory in round three in Melbourne. Both Red Bulls of Max Verstappen
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Vice chairman of Ferrari and Enzo Ferrari’s son, Piero, believes that Mercedes are trying to skirt the rules in order to make themselves more competitive, and affirms that his team will fight against it. This comes after the Silver Arrows urged the FIA to look into the technical regulations following the arrival of the “porpoising”
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Having started from 19th on the grid at the French Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz was on the verge of a third place finish, until Ferrari once again made a monumental strategic error. With just over ten laps remaining and having overtaken Sergio Pérez for P3, Sainz was strangely called into the pits by the Ferrari
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Ferrari are poised to launch a protest against the changing of the regulations next season over concerns that it will hamper the performance of Red Bull and Ferrari. This is according to Auto Motor und Sport journalist Michael Schmidt, who suggested that Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto will attempt to veto the alterations next season. The
MoreRed Bull team principal Christian Horner has come to the defence of Charles Leclerc after the Monegasque crashed out of the French Grand Prix. Leclerc sealed his seventh pole of the season on Saturday with a scintillating qualifying performance, and was leading in the first sting having held off Verstappen, who then pitted. However, the
MoreRecently appointed interim FIA secretary general, Shaila-Ann Rao, simply allows criticism of her position to roll off the shoulder. Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto conceded that he was ‘concerned’ when the FIA replaced the departing Peter Bayer with Rao who, prior to re-joining the FIA, had been special adviser to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff. An
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has confirmed that the throttle issues Charles Leclerc reported after his crash in France had nothing to do with his mistake. Having started on pole, Leclerc fended off Max Verstappen in the opening laps before the Dutchman pitted, and the Scuderia were aiming to extend their drivers’ stint. However, he
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is unhappy at Mercedes as he feels they are trying to change the rules to suit them. Safety has become a concern for some of the drivers amid the “porpoising” and bouncing caused by the new technical regulations which saw the return of ground effect aerodynamics. The FIA stepped
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