Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto is confident his star racer Charles Leclerc could give Lewis Hamilton a tough challenge. With Sebastian Vettel out of the picture, Binotto is leaning on Leclerc to put Scuderia Ferrari back on top. In a recent interview with Grandprix247, Binotto even boasted that the 23-year-old is a driver who Read more…
Team orders became a big distraction back in 2019, with Sebastian Vettel initially seen as the number one by the Scuderia. However, Leclerc’s speed quickly brought that strategy into question and Ferrari were forced to change tack, with Vettel eventually losing his seat before the start of the 2020 campaign. Read more…
After a short absence and an emotional farewell, Fernando Alonso will return to Formula 1 next year. The double world champion has kept a close eye on the competition and knows how the teams and drivers are doing. After winning two titles with Renault, Fernando Alonso will return to the team next year, which Read more…
Charles Leclerc will get a grid penalty of three locations in Abu Dhabi for his reckless braking motion in the course of the Sakhir GP. Each Leclerc and Max Verstappen DNF’ed their race in flip 4. Nevertheless, in keeping with Martin Brundle, Verstappen was extra instigator than sufferer. Not Leclerc Read more…
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc says his performance in Friday practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix has him cautiously optimistic about the latest round of upgrades for his car. The third race in a row the Scuderia has brought improvements for the SF1000, Leclerc was able to finish fourth in both sessions, Read more…
Ferrari had a weekend to forget at the Belgian Grand Prix, the Scuderia recording its worst two-race result in a decade. Qualifying 13th and 14th with Leclerc ahead of Vettel, the team-mates finished 13th and 14th with Vettel having overtaken his team-mate. Although Leclerc made a great start to run P8 at the Read more…
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have something in common – the intensity of their self-criticism. That is the claim of Frederic Vasseur, who worked with both drivers in the past on their road to Formula 1. “Only with Lewis Hamilton have I seen as much self-criticism as I saw with Read more…
Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc finished behind race winner Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix this afternoon and the pair agree that the six-time world champion cannot be stopped in the Championship hunt. Mercedes dominated all weekend as Hamilton started the race, which was help behind closed doors, on Read more…
Max Verstappen will start Sunday’s Formula 1 race from third place for the British Grand Prix but was almost surprised by Charles Leclerc. Ferrari was disappointed at the start of the season but they now seem to be coming back slowly. In the first three races of the 2020 Formula Read more…
With Mercedes and Red Bull closing the door, retirement is one of Sebastian Vettel’s few remaining options. It’s the one he should take. It’s been a difficult few years for the four-time World Champion. After being comfortably bested by Charles Leclerc last season, he was effectively dumped by Ferrari, with the Italian team preferring Carlos Sainz Read more…