Charles Leclerc is pleased Ferrari stand to benefit from F1’s new aero handicap rules which are due to come into force next year, as a result of their low championship position.
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The “sporting humility” Sainz and Norris share with three champions
2020 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren racing director Andrea Stella describes how he sees “sporting humility” in the teams’ drivers which is familiar from his time with Michael Schumacher and other champions.
Restart crash “reminded me of nasty things from the past” – Sainz
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr and Kevin Magnussen described the pile-up during the first restart at the Tuscan Grand Prix as “dangerous” and said F1 must avoid a repeat in the future.
McLaren’s Mugello pace a “nasty surprise” for Sainz
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says the performance of McLaren around the Mugello circuit was a “nasty surprise” for the team after qualifying.
McLaren expect to benefit from “disruption” between rivals’ team mates
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown believes his team will benefit from the “harmonious relationship” between the its drivers compared to the more challenging situations their rivals are facing.
“Sort out the cars”: Drivers unmoved by call to change qualifying after incidents
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers are not convinced the qualifying format should be changed in response to the problems encountered at Monza during the last two seasons.
Sainz rejects Brawn’s suggestion he may be regretting Ferrari move
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted on“I don’t think there’s ever going to be a bad time where you would say ‘I do not want to go to Ferrari’. You give me that option 100 times again, I will always say yes.”
Sainz: ‘I’ve lost 30 points due to problems, I’m getting a bit upset’
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr admits he is growing increasingly tired of the problems which he says have compromised five of his seven races so far this year.
Sainz will be nervous about Ferrari move after their “horrific” Spa pace – Brawn
2020 F1 season
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr will have doubts over his move to Ferrari next year having seen his future team’s performance at Spa-Francorchamps, according to Formula 1 motorsport director Ross Brawn.
Ferrari “need a very big step on the engine” – Sainz
2020 F1 season
Posted onFuture Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jnr says the Belgian Grand Prix weekend showed the team need to make a lot of progress with their power unit.
Binotto rules out bringing back parts of last year’s Ferrari
2020 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says the team cannot address its poor performance by bringing back parts from the car it raced last year.
Sainz will not start Belgian GP after exhaust failure
2020 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren has confirmed Carlos Sainz Jnr will not start the Belgian Grand Prix following an exhaust failure on his car.
Sainz credits “super-low downforce” set-up after out-qualifying Racing Point pair
2020 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr said he was surprised to out-qualify the two Racing Point drivers after running a “super-low downforce” package on his McLaren.
Why an early Ferrari exit for Vettel isn’t the obvious move it might seem
2020 F1 season
Posted onCould Sebastian Vettel leave Ferrari before the season ends, triggering early moves for Carlos Sainz Jnr, Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso? Don’t expect the dominoes to topple just yet.
Brawn and Smedley explain how they calculated ‘F1’s fastest driver’
F1 history
Posted onHow did F1 rank its top 20 ‘fastest drivers’? Should Heikki Kovalainen be ahead of Sebastian Vettel? Did they take different fuel loads into account? F1 chiefs Ross Brawn and Rob Smedley explain.
Sainz thanks team for introducing new engine early to fix cooling problems
2020 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr said he was grateful to his McLaren team for fixing his car’s cooling problems by bringing forward the introduction of a new power unit which was planned for the next race.
Sainz says McLaren still haven’t solved car cooling problem despite chassis change
2020 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says McLaren still haven’t solved his car’s cooling problem and are “running out of things to try” after giving him a new chassis for this weekend’s race.
Drivers to make the difference in teams’ fight for third – Brown
2020 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown. says the drivers will make the difference in their close fight for third in the championship with Ferrari, Renault and Racing Point.
Pirelli want answers on Silverstone tyre failures by Tuesday
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1’s official tyre supplier Pirelli is aiming to get to the bottom of its British Grand Prix tyre failures within the next 48 hours.
Ferrari had ‘structural weaknesses’ in its F1 cars for a decade, says chairman
2020 F1 season
Posted onFerrari is trying to correct “structural weaknesses” which have been part of its F1 cars for a decade, says its chairman, who expects a “long path” to recovery.