Charles Leclerc admitted Ferrari’s season is going worse than he feared after failing to score for the third time this year in the Spanish Grand Prix.
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“We were just completely slow” says Leclerc after shock Q1 exit
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc was convinced a problem had developed at the rear of his car after being eliminated in the first round of qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Ferrari’s “new direction” upgrade was “supposed to come a lot later in the season”
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onThe upgrade Ferrari has brought for its cars at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix was originally planned to appear much later in the season.
Vasseur ‘not disappointed at all with the risks Ferrari took’
2023 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Frederic Vasseur was satisfied with his team’s strategy calls in the Monaco Grand Prix despite concerns raised by their drivers afterwards.
Ferrari and two other teams are slower in Monaco than they were last year
Lap time watch: 2023 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLast year’s Monaco pole winner Charles Leclerc said Ferrari’s poor performance over bumps is the reason why they are slower than they were 12 months ago.
Norris blames his ‘f*** up’, not Leclerc after qualifying 10th
2023 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris said he spoiled McLaren’s chance of a better qualifying position for the Monaco Grand Prix with his crash in Q2.
Leclerc given three-place grid penalty for impeding Norris
2023 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc has been given a three-place penalty after the stewards ruled he impeded Lando Norris in qualifying.
F1 drivers pay tribute to family, motorsport greats – and Pac-Man
2023 Monaco GP F1 drivers' helmet designs
Posted onSix Formula 1 drivers are sporting special helmets for one of the most celebrated races on the calendar, the Monaco Grand Prix.
Sainz confident “very small crash” won’t put him off his stride
2023 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr brushed off his crash in practice and said Ferrari are “closer than any other weekend” to rivals Red Bull.
False injury reports on social media ‘clickbait by amateur journalists’ – Sainz
2023 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr poured scorn on reports which emerged on social media claiming he’d been injured in a football match.
A sign the upgrades worked? Ferrari see an upside to Leclerc’s Miami crashes
2023 Miami Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc had two crashes in as many days in Miami, but Ferrari suspect it was “ironically a testament to what we’ve done to improve the car.”
Ferrari won’t tell Leclerc to “calm down” after third crash in eight days
2023 Miami Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari won’t tell Charles Leclerc to rein in his aggressive approach to qualifying despite his third crash in eight days during qualifying.
“Angry” Leclerc admits he took too much risk with “very aggressive set-up”
2023 Miami Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc said he was angry with himself after crashing out of qualifying, leaving himself seventh on the grid for the Miami Grand Prix.
Beach balls, golf balls and plenty of pink: F1 drivers’ Miami GP helmets
2023 Miami Grand Prix F1 drivers' helmet designs
Posted onFrom novelty designs to messages of support, more than half of the Formula 1 grid have turned up with special helmets for the Miami Grand Prix.
Leclerc relieved last-lap qualifying crash “doesn’t have any consequence”
2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc was relieved his crash on the final lap of qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint race did not cost him pole position.
Leclerc reveals “close call” on lap which delivered surprise pole position
2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc said he was surprised to take pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix but nearly threw it away with a mistake at the first corner.
Why Ferrari saw a ‘real step forward in pure performance’ in point-less Australian GP
2023 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari scored no points in the Australian Grand Prix but team principal Frederic Vasseur says their change in set-up approach has improved the car’s performance.
Ferrari “quite good” in qualifying but “very difficult” when we lose grip – Leclerc
2023 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari’s Charles Leclerc does not expect he will be able to repeat the victory he scored in last year’s Australian Grand Prix as F1 returns to Melbourne this weekend.
Unheard team radio highlights from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onThe radio waves were filled with drivers scheming, strategising and complaining during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Here are some of the highlights.
Ferrari “never expected” engine failure which ended Leclerc’s race – Vasseur
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says the engine failure which put Charles Leclerc out of the Bahrain Grand Prix was completely unexpected.