Ross Brawn has warned Ferrari its driver combination of Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc must be handled carefully as he sees it as “potentially explosive” following their face-off during the Russian Grand Prix.
Here are the latest F1 driver ratings following an eventful Russian Grand Prix which saw Mercedes secure a 1-2 finish with Lewis Hamilton winning from Valtteri Bottas.
Sebastian Vettel says he’s seen no outright pattern to his qualifying deficit to Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc after being out-qualified by the Monegasque for the ninth consecutive race.
Lewis Hamilton feels he got close to perfection with his final qualifying lap at the Russian Grand Prix but still missed out on pole position by over four-tenths of a second due to what he called Ferrari’s “jet mode” to excel on the straights.
Despite Ferrari’s newfound momentum off the back of three consecutive Formula 1 race wins, Charles Leclerc feels the team is facing familiar challenges to extract the maximum performance from his SF90 in Russia.
Former Ferrari chief Ross Brawn believes losing the Singapore Grand Prix will prove to be a positive for Charles Leclerc as it will give his team greater focus and motivation.
Sebastian Vettel has put the favourite tag on Mercedes at the Singapore Grand Prix but feels Ferrari can stay within reach if it can solve its grip instability at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
Sebastian Vettel says Charles Leclerc’s performances for Ferrari haven’t come as a surprise to anyone inside the Scuderia as he sees their partnership as the ideal combination to returning the team to being regular Formula 1 title contenders.
Sebastian Vettel has dismissed being swayed by how the proposed 2021 rules could shape the next generation of Formula 1 cars and is eager to see how the new rules come together before making a call on his future.
Charles Leclerc says securing his first two Formula 1 race wins acts as evidence Ferrari were right to promote him to the team in just his second year in the championship and silences his critics.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has come out in the defence of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and expects the four-time Formula 1 world champion to fight back after an error-strewn Italian Grand Prix.
Formula 1 delivered another brilliant spectacle as Charles Leclerc claimed a monumental victory at Monza on a day of contrasting fortunes for Ferrari’s drivers.
Lance Stroll feels the penalty Sebastian Vettel received during the Italian Grand Prix should have been the same as his given the similarity between their incidents.
Sebastian Vettel has vented his frustration during the fallout from the Italian Grand Prix qualifying incident which prevented him from starting his final timed lap in Q3.
Charles Leclerc has hinted Ferrari will opt against using the slipstream tow during qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix in order to not “sacrifice any car for the good of the other car”.
Sebastian Vettel says the tragic passing of Anthoine Hubert at Spa-Francorchamps last weekend must act as a sign to all motorsport to continue pushing for safety improvements in all areas regardless of being considered “too safe and boring” compared to previous eras of racing.
Sebastian Vettel fears Red Bull has out-developed Ferrari this season and moved ahead in the Formula 1 pecking order aiming to chase down defending champions Mercedes.
Sebastian Vettel has hit back at Ferrari’s critics and is certain the Italian manufacturer remains fully “committed and passionate” to battle its Formula 1 rivals in the title fight.