Radio messages between Charles Leclerc and Ferrari in Hungary show the team realised the hard tyres weren’t competitive but felt they had to use them.
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How to lose a season in 10 races: Ferrari’s staggering reversal in fortunes
News Focus
Posted onCharles Leclerc had a 46-point lead over Max Verstappen 10 races ago. He now trails him by 80 points. How has it all gone so badly wrong for Ferrari?
Ferrari were ‘very fast but chose the wrong tyres’ – Verstappen
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen is convinced Ferrari’s tyre strategy cost them victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix, after passing Charles Leclerc to win from 10th on the grid.
Ferrari weren’t quick enough to win in Hungary regardless of strategy – Binotto
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says a lack of performance from the car, not their switch to hard tyres, cost the team victory in Hungary.
Verstappen predicts Ferrari will be “super-strong” at the Hungaroring
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen expects tougher competition from Red Bull’s rivals Ferrari this weekend due to the layout of the Hungaroring.
The five teams of number five: Vettel’s F1 career history in pictures
F1 history
Posted onSebastian Vettel, who will retire from Formula 1 at the end of the year, won four world championships and 53 races in a career spanning five different teams.
“I need to not put cars in the wall” says Leclerc after race-losing crash
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc took responsibility for the crash which put him out of the French Grand Prix while he was leading.
Successful tow tactics answer ‘unfair criticism’ of Ferrari’s strategies – Sainz
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says Ferrari’s successful slipstream strategy in qualifying shows they deserve more credit for their team tactics.
Leclerc: Pole fight “would have been much more close” without Sainz’s help
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc praised Ferrari’s “amazing team work” after Carlos Sainz Jnr helped him claim pole position for the French Grand Prix.
Sainz to take grid penalty for power unit parts change following Austria fire
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr will have a 10-place grid penalty for this weekend’s French Grand Prix after Ferrari exceeded his maximum allocation of power unit parts.
Can Ferrari take the heat? And is it au revoir to Ricard? Six French GP talking points
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onThe French Grand Prix is set to take place in heatwave conditions. Who can withstand the soaring temperatures? And will this be Paul Ricard’s last race?
Ferrari believe their performance deficit to Red Bull is now “negligible”
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari believe the performance deficit they had to the Red Bull cars earlier in the season has been effectively neutralised by a rear wing update.
Sainz concerned reaction to his engine fire was “a bit slow”
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says the marshalling reaction to his engine fire during Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix needed to be faster.
Leclerc: “We can’t afford to do tomorrow what we did today”
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says the fight between him and his team mate in the Austrian Grand Prix sprint qualifying race compromised his attempts to fight for the lead.
Mercedes and Ferrari deny tactical delays aimed at Porsche and Audi’s F1 entry
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes and Ferrari deny they are holding up approval of Formula 1’s new regulations for 2026 in order to disadvantage potential new rivals Porsche and Audi.
Leclerc hopes second on grid is start of a clean weekend after five “disaster” races
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc said he needs a clean weekend, following a run of bad luck, after qualifying on the front row in Austria.
Sainz: Ferrari accepted I was right not to follow “10 car lengths” instruction
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says Ferrari accepted his call for them to “stop inventing” instructions on the radio during the British Grand Prix.
Leclerc: Ferrari have made changes in response to Silverstone Safety Car episode
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says Ferrari have made changes in reaction to the team’s handling of the Safety Car period at the British Grand Prix, where he lost a shot at victory.
Double stacking fears behind call not to pit Leclerc, says Binotto
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onMattia Binotto says fears of losing time double stacking in the pits led them to tell Charles Leclerc to stay out under Safety Car at Silverstone.
Sainz “surprised” by first pole at rain-lashed Silverstone
2022 British Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says he was surprised to take his maiden Formula 1 pole in changeable, wet conditions at Silverstone.