British number one Jack Draper joked that his body used to break down easily despite “looking a bit like a Ferrari”, but believes a decision to tune up means he is now more capable of going the distance in matches. The 23-year-old came out on top of a gruelling encounter with Australian Alexei Popyrin at...
Former Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica took victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours with a privately entered Ferrari. The number 83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P, also driven by China’s Yifei Ye and Britain’s Phil Hanson, took the chequered flag 14.084 seconds ahead of the number six Porsche 963 of France Kevin Estre. Pole Kubica,...
The Ferrari driven to victory by Formula One legend Michael Schumacher at the 2001 Monaco Grand Prix has been sold for 15.98m euros (£13.43m) at auction. He also raced in the F2001 to win the Hungarian Grand Prix and clinch the fourth of his seven world titles in that year. The car was sold by...
What on earth is wrong at Ferrari? – Jonathan After the Miami Grand Prix, the questions in Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur’s news conference focused largely on the team orders debate between the team and drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc during the race. Vasseur became a little frustrated with this, and in the end...
Leclerc echoed Hamilton’s insistence that the drivers did not blame each other. “There’s no bad feelings with Lewis, not at all,” he said. “I understand as well that Lewis is trying to do something different, so I appreciate that. I would have done the same thing as if I was him and trying to be...
Why do the regulations change just when the field is beginning to close up in competitiveness? The new regs for 2026 seem like a lottery for teams who either nail or fail them, leading to a dominant team and those lagging behind. Stable regs = competitive racing. – Matt F1 has always changed its regulations...
What’s the fascination with noise and the desire to return to thunderous noise volumes? I went to a GP in the 1990s and the noise was unbearably loud. Why is it held in such high esteem? It’s not like the present engines are EV quiet. – Ash This is a very pertinent and perceptive question...
Lewis Hamilton said he was “gobsmacked” to take his first pole position for Ferrari for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton out-qualified Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, with his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc fourth and Lando Norris’ McLaren sixth. The seven-time champion, who qualified eighth and finished ninth on his Ferrari debut in...
Lewis Hamilton took his first pole position for Ferrari as he headed sprint qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.018 seconds as McLaren’s challenge faded around the Shanghai circuit and will start Saturday’s sprint race from the front. Oscar Piastri was third and Lando Norris, winner of the...