Charles Leclerc
Vettel expects Leclerc challenge in 2019
Sebastian Vettel Vettel expects Leclerc challenge in 2019 Sebastian Vettel expects Charles Leclerc will pile pressure on him through the 2019 season, having already seen […]
Ferrari happy with ‘team player’ Leclerc
Date published: March 20 2019 Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto has praised Charles Leclerc for his display in Australia, his first Formula 1 outing as fully-fledged […]
Ferrari explains decision not to release Leclerc
If Valtteri Bottas‘ post-flag radio call left few in any doubt as to its meaning, the exchange between Charles Leclerc and his team was even […]
Ferrari will review decision not to pit Leclerc to chase fastest lap point | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says the team will reconsider whether it was right not to make a bid for the fastest lap bonus point […]
Ferrari explains call to back Leclerc off Vettel
Leclerc, making his Ferrari debut, caught his four-time world champion teammate in the closing stages of the grand prix. He asked if he should stay […]
Ferrari explains why Leclerc was told not to pass Vettel | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto praised Charles Leclerc for being a “team player” and explained why he was told not to pass Sebastian Vettel at […]
Ferrari ordered Leclerc to stay behind Vettel | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Ferrari ordered Charles Leclerc not to overtake Sebastian Vettel in the final laps of the Australian Grand Prix. Leclerc, in his first race for the […]
Leclerc already victim of Ferrari team orders
Date published: March 17 2019 Charles Leclerc’s number two status at Ferrari is already in effect after being told not to challenge team-mate Sebastian Vettel. […]
Leclerc “not happy with myself” after errors on Ferrari debut | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc said he was “not happy with myself” after errors during his final qualifying run for the Australian Grand Prix left him fifth on […]
Leclerc says he did a “very bad job” in Q3
The French driver was quicker than teammate Sebastian Vettel in both Q1 and Q2, but ended up fifth on the grid behind the two Mercedes […]
Critical Leclerc ‘didn’t do the job’ in Q3
Date published: March 16 2019 Charles Leclerc was his own biggest critic after only qualifying P5 for the Australian Grand Prix. Leclerc edged out Lewis […]
Free practice spin ‘no big deal’ says Leclerc
Date published: March 15 2019 Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc claims it is “no big deal” after he spun the car as free practice two neared its […]
Leclerc understands why he is number 2 driver
Charles Leclerc says he can “completely understand” why he has been designated Ferrari’s number 2 driver for 2019. While many are predicting a meteoric first […]
Leclerc: My job is to become Ferrari’s priority
Date published: March 15 2019 Conceding there “needs to be” a number one and two driver in a 50-50 situation, Charles Leclerc says his job […]
Leclerc's job is to get priority over Vettel
Leclerc has been promoted to Ferrari after one season with Sauber but his team principal Mattia Binotto has made it clear that Vettel will be […]
Leclerc ready to be Vettel’s “number two” when asked | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc says he is prepared to adopt a “number two” role to team mate Sebastian Vettel if Ferrari ask him to. Ferrari team principal […]
Vettel insists he and Leclerc are “free to race” | 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel has insisted he and new team mate Charles Leclerc will be free to race each other from the beginning of the season. Ferrari’s […]
Brawn warns Leclerc can ‘upset’ Vettel
Date published: March 10 2019 Ross Brawn believes Charles Leclerc can “upset” Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari, but not beat him. The Monegasque driver replaces Kimi […]
Ferrari: Nothing with Leclerc is a surprise
Date published: March 7 2019 Although believing Ferrari made the right choice in signing Charles Leclerc, Mattia Binotto concedes his 2019 season will “tell us […]
Vettel and Leclerc are ‘free to fight’
Date published: March 3 2019 Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has stressed that Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc are “free to fight” in 2019. Binotto […]
Leclerc “free to fight”
For as long as anyone can remember, unlike some, Ferrari has made no pretence in terms of team orders favouring its chosen driver, be it […]
Ferrari: Leclerc and Vettel are “free to fight” | 2019 F1 season
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says new driver Charles Leclerc will not be required to play a support role to his team mate from the […]
Leclerc: ‘Logical’ for Ferrari to favour Vettel
Date published: March 1 2019 Charles Leclerc has said he can understand why Sebastian Vettel would be favoured by Ferrari throughout the 2019 season. Leclerc’s […]
Gasly admits Leclerc lap was out of reach
Leclerc clocked a 1m16.231s on the softest C5 compound on Thursday, and his effort stands six tenths clear of what anyone else has managed in […]
Leclerc quickest, Gasly crashes on penultimate test day
Ferrari driver Leclerc set the fastest time of the testing fortnight so far on Thursday morning, with his 1m16.231s effort on Pirelli’s softest C5 tyre […]
Leclerc and Ferrari throw down the gauntlet
Date published: February 28 2019 Ferrari have given Mercedes and Red Bull a further glimpse of their pace on the penultimate day of testing in […]
Leclerc flies for Ferrari as Gasly crashes again | 2019 F1 season
Ferrari bounced back from a disrupted day of running on Wednesday in the best possible way as Charles Leclerc set the fastest time of testing […]
We weren't flat-out, warns Leclerc
Having teased us all with one solitary quick lap that promoted him to the top of the timesheets, Lewis Hamilton subsequently returned to Mercedes no-nonsense […]
Leclerc says he was “not flat out” on quickest lap | 2019 F1 season
Charles Leclerc says he wasn’t pushing flat out when he set the fastest time of testing so far this morning. The Ferrari driver’s lap of […]