The four-time world champion was informed by the team that they would not be renewing his contract before the start of the 2020 F1 season, with the German subsequently agreeing to join Aston Martin. Asked whether he understands why Mattia Binotto and Ferrari decided to let him leave, Vettel said that looking Read more…
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…
Carlos Sainz, who left McLaren for Ferrari at the end of the 2020 F1 season, he said he is aiming to be immediately on the pace, but noted that having a two-year contract is important as it gives him time to adapt to the new car and team environment. “The pressure is 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…
Carlos Sainz paid his first visit at Scuderia Ferrari’s Maranello headquarter on Friday when he met some of the engineers and completed his first seat fitting. Ferrari announced in May that Carlos Sainz will join Scuderia Ferrari on a two-year contract from the 2021 season partnering Charles Leclerc and replacing Sebastian Vettel. Read more…
Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel hopes to bid farewell to Ferrari with a smile on Sunday, but has admitted that his six-year stint in Italy is, ultimately, ending in tears of failure. The 33-year-old German, who joined Ferrari in 2015, offered a searingly-honest and realistic appraisal of his time in Italy, Read more…
Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, and Carlos Sainz won’t be able to participate in the Formula 1 young driver tests on Tuesday, December 15th in Abu Dhabi after the last round of the 2020 season, according to several sources. During these tests reserved for young drivers, the Renault F1 team has Read more…
Ferrari made their position perfectly clear before the start of this season when they announced Vettel’s contract, which expires at the end of this year, would not be extended and that Carlos Sainz will replace him for 2021. Nevertheless, Aston Martin – which is taking over Racing Point as a Read more…
Ferrari is developing a new engine for 2021 with Mattia Binotto “somewhat happy” with what he has been seeing. Ferrari-powered teams have struggled for pace throughout 2020, with much of the Scuderia’s alarming downfall courtesy of a lack of straight-line speed. As a result, Binotto has confirmed the team is Read more…
It was back in May, when Formula 1 was in the midst of its Covid-19 shutdown, that it was announced the four-time world champion would not have his contract his renewed at the end of this year. Initially, Binotto claimed it had been a mutual decision to split after six Read more…