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As the Formula 1 2023 season comes to an end, it’s the perfect moment to reflect on the twists and turns of Ferrari’s season. From their ambitious start to the challenging finish, the team has undergone significant changes. After finishing a distant second in the Constructors’ Championship in 2022, Ferrari underwent an overhaul. The management hierarchy…
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Five Things To Watch Max Verstappen may be champion but there’s still much to fight for at the Austin Grand Prix. Here’s five things to watch this weekend. It’s been a near-perfect season for both Red Bull and Max Verstappen. Losing one race this year and entering the Austin Grand Prix still as firm favourites…
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Drivers argue that unsafe heat meant Qatar race conditions were on the limit of acceptable. The Qatar Grand Prix saw Max Verstappen dominate once again, claiming his 14th win of 2023. But despite the Grand Prix starting at nightfall, temperatures in Qatar reached a scorching 40 degrees with humidity and high-speed corners making the drive…
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In the high-stakes world of Formula 1, Carlos Sainz emerges as Ferrari’s undeniable leader, challenging norms set by his teammate, Charles Leclerc. Discover the intriguing dynamics of Ferrari’s star duo in the 2023 season. Challenging Expectations Sainz, who stepped into Ferrari’s racing boots in 2021, faced scepticism about overshadowing the talented Charles Leclerc. However, Sainz’s…
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The Tifosi were rewarded with pole position as Carlos Sainz takes his first ever Monza pole, and he does it in Ferrari colours. Max was pipped to the post in a thrilling Q3, whilst Charles Leclerc narrowly missed out, slotting into P3. The Italian GP Is Ferrari’s To Lose The special livery and race suits…
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Both Ferrari drivers agreed that the Scuderia still has some work to do after a challenging Spanish Grand Prix. The car is not performing well even with the new upgrades. Home hero Carlos Sainz Jr came 5th while his teammate Leclerc didn’t even break into the points after qualifying troubles. They were in a different…
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Ferrari still have hope that if they’re positive they can push and close the gap between them and the rapid Red Bull. After a rocky start, Team Principal Fred Vasseur still believes that Ferrari can push and close the gap to catch up with Red Bull. With their second race win under their belt, Red…
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Charles Leclerc is set to endure more pain this weekend after he will be forced to take a third Control Electronics Unit in only the second race of the season, he will take a 10-place grid penalty for the component. Drivers are permitted two ECU’s for use throughout the whole season, any further components bring…
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Charles Leclerc may face a grid penalty after using both available energy stores before the end of the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix. Only one race in, Charles Leclerc has already had a tough start to the 2023 Formula 1 season. From abandoning his last flying lap in Qualifying due to team orders to preserve tyres…
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari F1 driver, has faith in Ferrari as they prepare for the former Formula 1 Ferrari Team Principle Matteo Binotto’s successor to step into this role. Ferrari faced a challenging year with major strategy mistakes to broken records and it’s safe to say that none of us could have predicted Ferrari’s season. For…
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Kevin Magnussen takes his first career pole and Haas’ first pole on the rainy Brazilian circuit.
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Happy birthday to the Monegasque Magician, none other than Charles Leclerc! The young Monegasque turns 25 today. Leclerc joined F1 in 2018, after recording back-to-back GP3 and F2 titles in 2016 and 2017 respectively. He joined the unofficial Ferrari junior team of Alfa Romeo Sauber, at the time partnering Marcus Ericsson. He scored his first…
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The championship leader, Max Verstappen has taken pole at the Japanese GP setting a lap time of 1:29.304 closely followed by the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc who was just 0.020s behind setting a lap time of 1:29.314. Behind Leclerc is his teammate Carlos Sainz. After setting a lap time of 1:29.709 Max Verstappen’s teammate Sergio…
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The silly season in F1 is something that fans always look forward to, and 2023 is no exception to this. In fact there are still quite a few seats up for grabs, with some very interesting rumours circulating the Formula 1 paddock. First up is the CONFIRMED team lineups for 2023. ORACLE RED BULL RACING…
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Enzo Ferrari once said, “ask a child to draw a car, and certainly, he will draw it red”, but what about with a splash of yellow? Ferrari has presented a striking one-off livery that will be used at this weekend’s Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix. The once all-red and black Ferrari has swapped out the…
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The Hungarian GP is just the latest of blunders from the Scuderia this season, and someone needs to pay. Sometimes a revamp is what a group or team needs to reset itself, and that is the cold hard truth for Ferrari to think about during the summer break. That cold hard truth should be Mattia…
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George Russell and Mercedes will be delighted as the Brit took his first ever F1 pole at the Hungarian GP with a lap time of 1:17.377. Tomorrow we could see him win an F1 race for the first time in his F1 career. His teammate Lewis Hamilton will start tomorrow’s race in P7 after facing…
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Ferrari’s Charles LeClerc wins the Austrian Grand Prix, a long over-due victory, pushing his title rival, Max Verstappen into second place. LeClerc has cut the Dutch driver’s lead to just 38 points. Despite a strong start to the season, the last five races had proved disappointing to the Monegasque driver, however, he was able to…
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The second sprint race of the F1 2022 season brought plenty of drama at the Red Bull Ring as Max Verstappen took first place gaining 8 points followed by the Ferrari’s of Leclerc in P2 and Sainz in P3 who gained 7 and 6 points respectively. The other drivers receiving points are Russell, Perez, Ocon,…
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Charles LeClerc has taken back to back poles in Baku. The Monegasque put in an absolutely scintillating lap in the dying seconds of Q3 to storm to pole position on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Just behind him is the rejuvenated Sergio Perez. The Mexican Defence minister put in some brilliant laps to take…