Charles Leclerc

James Hinchcliffe explains why Ferrari is "happy" with Lewis Hamilton-Charles Leclerc rivalry

Former IndyCar Series driver and F1 TV pundit James Hinchcliffe has argued that Ferrari is "happy" to manage the escalating intra-team rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, insisting it is exactly what the Maranello outfit wanted when it signed the seven-time champion. After struggling in his first season with Ferrari in 2025, Hamilton bounced back in 2026, having adjusted to the ... Keep reading

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What were Charles Leclerc's "other opportunities" before signing new Ferrari deal?

Every time Ferrari and Charles Leclerc agree to extend their relationship, the news comes against a background of allusions to other suitors Charles has spurned to remain with his true love. "For that, I'm also lucky to be in the position where I've got my manager," he said on a recent episode of F1's Beyond the Grid podcast when asked how seriously he had considered a life away from ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com22 Sept

• favorable toward Ferrari · 84%

What were Leclerc's "other opportunities" before signing new Ferrari deal?

Every time Ferrari and Charles Leclerc agree to extend their relationship in Formula 1, the news comes against a background of allusions to other suitors Charles has spurned to remain with his true love. "For that, I'm also lucky to be in the position where I've got my manager," he said on a recent episode of F1's Beyond the Grid podcast when asked how seriously he had considered a life away ... Keep reading

Autosport22 Sept

• favorable toward Ferrari · 86%

Why Leclerc didn’t copy Hamilton’s driving style amid F1 2026 struggle

Charles Leclerc has explained why he refrained from trying to copy Lewis Hamilton’s driving style when extracting the most out of Ferrari’s 2026 Formula 1 car was tricky. As F1 switched to new regulations for this season, Leclerc sometimes struggled with the Scuderia’s SF-26. After the Monegasque noticeably outperformed team-mate Hamilton last year, their head-to-head has been a lot more ... Keep reading

Autosport21 Sept

Why Charles Leclerc didn’t copy Lewis Hamilton’s driving style amid F1 2026 struggle

Charles Leclerc has explained why he refrained from trying to copy Lewis Hamilton’s driving style when extracting the most out of Ferrari’s 2026 Formula 1 car was tricky. As Formula 1 switched to new regulations for this season, Leclerc sometimes struggled with the Scuderia’s SF-26. After the Monegasque noticeably outperformed team-mate Hamilton last year, their head-to-head has been a ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com21 Sept

Ferrari reveals special black race suit for Charles Leclerc at F1 Singapore GP

Ferrari has unveiled a special-edition black race suit for Charles Leclerc, which the Monegasque driver will wear at next month's Singapore Grand Prix. Moving away from the traditional Ferrari red with white accents, Leclerc's bespoke race suit is almost entirely black. In addition to the race suit that "embodies a night under the Singapore lights", the Maranello outfit has revealed a ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com19 Sept

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Fred Vasseur shuts down claims Ferrari split Spanish GP strategy to separate drivers

Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur shut down speculation that it split the strategy of its drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in the Spanish Grand Prix to try and separate the two on track. Leclerc and Hamilton’s relationship has been under the spotlight in recent weeks. In Zandvoort, there was friction over team radio as the Briton called on Ferrari to employ team orders to let him ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com17 Sept

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Ferrari not yet switching focus to 2027 F1 car

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur says the Scuderia will keep developing its SF-26 Formula 1 car, despite its diminishing title chances. After Lewis Hamilton retired from the Spanish Grand Prix with brake issues, the seven-time world champion is 101 points adrift of championship leader Kimi Antonelli in the drivers’ standings. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc finished just fourth at Madring ... Keep reading

Autosport15 Sept

Why Ferrari won't switch focus to 2027 F1 car yet

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur says the Scuderia will keep developing its SF-26 Formula 1 car, despite its diminishing title chances. After Lewis Hamilton retired from the Spanish Grand Prix with brake issues, the seven-time world champion is 101 points adrift of championship leader Kimi Antonelli in the drivers’ standings. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc finished just fourth at Madring ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com15 Sept

His worst races would be enough: The remarkable stats behind Kimi Antonelli’s title hopes

It takes a fair bit of imagination to find any real drama left in the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship. After 14 grands prix, Kimi Antonelli leads George Russell by 81 points, Lewis Hamilton by 101 and Lando Norris by 106. In absolute terms, the biggest deficit any driver has ever overturned was the 46-point gap Max Verstappen faced to Charles Leclerc in 2022. That, however, was after just ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com14 Sept

Kimi Antonelli holds off Max Verstappen during Madring debut to win F1 Spanish GP

McLaren’s Norris in third and Ferrari’s Leclerc fourth Track design questioned owing to lack of overtaking Kimi Antonelli won the Spanish Grand Prix for Mercedes becoming the first victor at Formula One’s newest circuit, the Madring in Madrid. In a decidedly prosaic affair for the track’s debut, he beat the Red Bull of Max Verstappen into second place and McLaren’s Lando Norris into third in a race where, after the opening lap, there were only four on-track passes and none of them at the sharp end. Charles Leclerc was fourth for Ferrari and George Russell fifth for Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton’s title hopes were all but ended when he was forced to retire with a brake problem on lap six. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Giles Richards at the Madring13 Sept

Lando Norris shocks himself by pipping Kimi Antonelli to F1 Spanish GP pole

Briton beats teammates by one-hundredth of a second Verstappen qualifies third on tough Madring track Lando Norris took the first pole position at Formula One’s newest circuit, the Madring, for the Spanish Grand Prix. The McLaren driver saw off a spirited assault by Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, who was second, with a superb and somewhat unexpected lap at a circuit that has proved challenging to master and punishing on the slightest of errors. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was in third. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc in fourth and fifth for Ferrari and George Russell sixth for Mercedes. Continue reading...

The Guardian•Giles Richards at the Madring12 Sept

F1 Spanish GP: Antonelli tops FP3 after Hamilton and Bearman cause red flags

Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli will head into qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix’s challenging Madring circuit with the fastest time - following a final practice session marred by two crashes. The Mercedes driver fended off advances by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to reclaim top spot after a lengthy stoppage during the middle of the practice session in Madrid. FP3 was halted ... Keep reading

Autosport12 Sept

F1 Spanish GP: Kimi Antoneli tops red-flagged FP3 following Lewis Hamilton, Oliver Bearman crashes

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli heads into qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix's challenging Madring circuit with the fastest time, following a final Formula 1 practice session marred by two crashes. Antonelli fended off advances by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to reclaim top spot after a lengthy stoppage during the middle of the practice session in Madrid. FP3 was halted after 23 minutes ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com12 Sept

Charles Leclerc: Madrid qualifying to be "one of the most challenging" in F1 2026

Charles Leclerc reckons qualifying at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix will be “one of the most challenging” of the 2026 Formula 1 season as drivers adapt to the new Madrid circuit. The Madring has replaced Barcelona as the host of the Spanish Grand Prix and it is a high-commitment street circuit featuring 22 corners, including the 13.5-degree banked La Monumental curve. Several ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com12 Sept

F1 Spanish GP at Madring: Saturday schedule, weather forecast and how to watch

Formula 1 heads into Saturday at Madring with Kimi Antonelli fastest after a tricky second practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix. The Mercedes championship leader pipped Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in FP2, with Lewis Hamilton third as drivers continued to build confidence around Madrid’s new Formula 1 venue. Arvid Lindblad was an eye-catching fourth for Racing Bulls before crashing at ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

F1 Spanish GP: Antonelli leads tricky second practice as Lindblad crashes

Kimi Antonelli has topped second practice at Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix, pipping Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on Friday afternoon at the new Madring circuit, while Arvid Lindblad crashed. Antonelli set the fastest lap around the halfway mark in the second one-hour session as drivers and teams kept chipping away at their set-ups on the extremely difficult circuit in Madrid. The 5.4km track ... Keep reading

Autosport11 Sept

F1 Spanish GP: Kimi Antonelli leads tricky second practice as Arvid Lindblad crashes

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli topped second practice at Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix, pipping Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on Friday afternoon at a hot and challenging Madring circuit. Antonelli set the fastest lap around the halfway mark in the second one-hour session as drivers and teams gradually kept chipping away at their set-ups on the extremely difficult circuit in Madrid. The 5.4km ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

Why Leclerc isn't using latest Ferrari ADUO2 engine in the Spanish GP

Charles Leclerc is still feeling the pain of smiting the wall at the exit of the Parabolica in last weekend's Italian Grand Prix, and the result of the crash is that he will not be able to use Ferrari's latest Formula 1 engine spec during the Spanish GP. It's understood Ferrari engineers deemed the 067/6 unit, fitted with the second package of modifications permitted by the FIA, to be sound ... Keep reading

Autosport11 Sept

Why Charles Leclerc isn't using latest ADUO2 engine in the Spanish GP

Charles Leclerc is still feeling the pain of smiting the wall at the exit of the Parabolica in last weekend's Italian Grand Prix, and the result of the crash is that he will not be able to use Ferrari's latest Formula 1 engine spec during the Spanish GP. It's understood Ferrari engineers deemed the 067/6 unit, fitted with the second package of modifications permitted by the FIA, to be sound ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept