Ferrari performed a strategic masterclass on Saturday at the French Grand Prix, to secure yet another pole position for Charles Leclerc. With the Scuderia already being aware that Carlos Sainz would start from the back of the grid due to an engine penalty, the Italian team used the Spaniard’s appearance in Q3 to their advantage.
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Max Verstappen is aiming to make it back-to-back victories at the French Grand Prix, after the Dutchman famously overtook both Mercedes F1 Team drivers in the closing stages of last year’s race. The reigning World Champion goes into this weekend’s race at the Circuit Paul Ricard with a 38-point advantage over Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, and
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is not keen on speaking up about politics, insisting that there is a “time and a place” for it. In recent years, Sir Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have been highly vocal about key world issues relating to the environment, equality and social justice. Most recently, Nelson Piquet and Juri Vips
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is aiming for a strong performance in Sunday’s French Grand Prix after qualifying second behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Red Bull looked as though they were struggling to find pace in Friday practice as Leclerc and Carlos Sainz set the pace, but he went quickest in FP3 after the Austrian side did
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc did not at all believe that Red Bull showed their hand during the first two practice sessions ahead of the French Grand Prix this weekend. Leclerc topped FP1 ahead of Verstappen in Le Castellet, before finishing second to team-mate Carlos Sainz in the second hour as the Scuderia took a clean sweep
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Former Formula 1 driver Alex Wurz fears that track limits will be an even bigger issue at this weekend’s French Grand Prix than they were in Austria. Niels Wittich, one of two new race directors this season alongside Eduardo Freitas, had a lot to deal with in Spielberg a fortnight ago as he wrestled control
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff no longer subscribes to the idea that one should do whatever it takes to win, insisting that he would prefer to win with “humility” and “integrity.” The comments come months after the highly controversial 2021 championship battle between Sir Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen concluded in quintessentially controversial fashion in
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes his team will be unaffected by the regulation change set to come into effect at the Belgian Grand Prix. In a bid to counter “porpoising” and bouncing, the FIA measured the cars at the Canadian Grand Prix so that they could set a limit for oscillating movement. When
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Red Bull Racing are clearly the dominant side this season when it comes to race victories; the Austrian team have claimed seven wins from the opening 11 races, with Ferrari claiming the other four. However, it’s a different story on Saturdays, with Ferrari having actually claimed more pole positions than their title rivals. The Italian
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With just two races remaining before the summer break, Ferrari are being urged by their former technical chief, Enrico Scalabroni, to finally decide on who is the team’s number one driver. The team has allowed both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz to fight for victories this season, even at the expense of closing the gap
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