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Ferrari ‘behind’ on Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz talks

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has admitted that the Italians are “behind” on their contract talks with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, despite recent rumours on both of their futures. Leclerc and Sainz currently both have deals which expire at the end of 2024, although Leclerc has reportedly agreed a record-breaking extension. According to several

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Carlos Sainz to replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull

With his contract expiring at the end of 2024, rumours are starting to circulate as to where Carlos Sainz might find himself in 2025, as he reportedly has several options. Sainz’s current priority is to remain with Ferrari, although the Italians are believed to be against his demand of a two-year extension. It’s already well

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Carlos Sainz dealt blow as Ferrari watching Lando Norris

Just a week after the conclusion of the 2023 Formula 1 season and the driver market drama is kicking-off already, with Ferrari reportedly keeping an eye on Lando Norris. It was reported by Italian publication La Gazzetta dello Sport that Charles Leclerc had signed a five-year contract extension, keeping him in red until the end

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Carlos Sainz makes admission about Red Bull dominance

Carlos Sainz has admitted that Red Bull’s dominance from the get-go in 2023 left him “disappointed and surprised”, as he expected to be closer to Max Verstappen in particular. Ferrari failed to build on from their impressive 2022 campaign, where they were the only side able to consistently challenge Red Bull. Unfortunately, the Maranello-based outfit

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Max Verstappen poaches someone from Carlos Sainz

Ahead of the 2024 Formula 1 season, three-time World Champion Max Verstappen has poached Carlos Sainz’s personal trainer, Rupert Manwaring. Manwaring will replace Verstappen’s current personal trainer Bradley Scanes, who has opted to depart. It’s certainly a significant blow for Sainz, as Manwaring has been his personal trainer ever since he made his F1 debut

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Daniel Ricciardo reacts to Carlos Sainz accusation

Daniel Ricciardo has brushed off an accusation made by Carlos Sainz, following qualifying on Saturday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. In the final qualifying session of the 2023 season, Sainz was embarrassingly eliminated in Q1 after only managing to set the 16th fastest time. He blamed his poor final lap on Pierre Gasly blocking

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Carlos Sainz accuses driver of foul play

Carlos Sainz’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix went from bad to worse on Saturday, after he was embarrassingly eliminated in Q1. The Ferrari driver will start the final race of the season from 16th on the grid, as a result of his final lap in the opening part of qualifying being nowhere near good enough to

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FIA make Carlos Sainz penalty claim

Last weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix was an interesting affair, which started in the worst way possible. Free Practice 1 was embarrassingly cancelled after just eight minutes of running, after a red flag was needed due to Carlos Sainz having hit a loose manhole cover. The loose manhole cover ripped a hole in Sainz’s Ferrari,

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Mercedes deny accusation over Carlos Sainz’s penalty

Mercedes have denied claims that they would’ve been against the FIA not penalising Ferrari, following Carlos Sainz’s massively unfortunate incident in the opening minutes of Free Practice 1 at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Sainz came to a halt on the circuit just eight minutes into FP1, after driving over a loose manhole cover at

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Ferrari slam ‘unacceptable’ incident

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has labelled the Las Vegas Grand Prix track conditions as “unacceptable”, after Carlos Sainz hit a loose manhole cover just eight minutes into Free Practice 1. The first Las Vegas GP since 1982 has so far been a complete embarrassment, with FP1 having been cancelled after just eight minutes. A

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