Formula 1 drivers were told they’d get a restart with up to four laps remaining at Monza. Their radio messages show why it never happened.
leclerc articles archive
Fans were booing the FIA more than Verstappen at end of Italian GP – Binotto
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 fans at the Italian Grand Prix were booing the FIA for failing to restart the race, not winner Max Verstappen, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto believes.
Verstappen, Perez, Sainz and others join Hamilton in taking engine change penalties
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc and George Russell are the only drivers from the three front-running teams without penalties heading into this weekend’s race.
Stop drivers dropping tear-offs outside car says Leclerc after Spa misfortune
2022 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc wants Formula 1 to enforce its rule forbidding drivers from dropping visor tear-offs onto the track after collecting one of Max Verstappen’s at Spa.
“They were on another level”: Ferrari worried by Red Bull’s “strange” leap forward
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari say championship rivals Red Bull were “on another level” of performance at Spa, and are concerned it could be the shape of things to come.
Visor tear-off which spoiled Leclerc’s race was Verstappen’s – Ferrari
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onThe visor tear-off which forced Charles Leclerc to make an early pit stop in the Belgian Grand Prix was dropped by his championship rival Max Verstappen, Ferrari believe.
Leclerc says post-race penalty is ‘my fault, nothing to do with the team’
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc took responsibility for the five-second time penalty which dropped him from fifth place to sixth at the end of the Belgian Grand Prix.
Red Bull’s advantage is as if they built their car exactly for this track – Leclerc
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc is concerned the sudden performance advantage Red Bull demonstrated in qualifying today could be the shape of things to come.
F1 stewards clarify grid drop rules following ‘unprecedented’ Leclerc penalties
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onThe Belgian Grand Prix stewards have explained why Charles Leclerc will be made to start from the back of the grid following a series of grid penalties.
F1’s rising popularity shows Abu Dhabi controversy did no damage – Domenicali
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe controversial conclusion to last year’s Formula 1 world championship did not damage its reputation or popularity, says the series’ CEO Stefano Domenicali.
Transcript: Why Ferrari told Leclerc ‘the hard is worse than expected’ but still used it
2022 Hungarian GP team radio transcript
Posted onRadio 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.
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?
Paddock Diary: 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onThe Hungarian Grand Prix weekend began with the bombshell news of Sebastian Vettel’s retirement and ended with a clue to his replacement.
Leclerc: We shouldn’t have reacted to Verstappen putting us under pressure
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc believes Ferrari shouldn’t have reacted to Max Verstappen’s second pit stop, which he believes was timed to put them under pressure.
Why Red Bull believe they could have won in France even without Leclerc’s crash
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull believe Max Verstappen’s straight-line speed advantage at Paul Ricard would have helped him win even if Charles Leclerc hadn’t crashed out.
Verstappen says his points lead over Leclerc is “bigger than it should be”
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen says his lead at the top of the drivers’ championship standings is greater than it should be following his latest victory in France.
“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.
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.
Leclerc, Verstappen and Hamilton given suspended €10,000 fines but keep results
2022 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, the top three finishers in today’s Austrian Grand Prix, have kept their finishing positions after an investigation by the stewards.