Charles Leclerc signs fresh multi-year Ferrari contract ahead of Monaco Grand Prix
Ferrari have announced a new multi-year contract extension for Charles Leclerc, securing the Monegasque driver's future with the team ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix.
Ferrari have announced a new multi-year contract extension for Charles Leclerc, securing the Monegasque driver's future with the team ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri delivered a blistering lap to claim pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix, edging out Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in a tight and dramatic Qualifying 3 finale under the lights at the Bahrain International Circuit.
As the 2024 Formula 1 season concluded in a dramatic finale in Abu Dhabi, Charles Leclerc took a moment to reflect on Ferrari’s roller-coaster journey through the year.
Verstappen made a second pit stop on lap 48 with the virtual Safety Car in place, Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes in second, and Russell in third.
Before teammate Sergio Perez, who was running sixth, spun at Turn 13, bringing out a yellow flag and stopping the race, Verstappen recorded a lap time of 1m 10.342s in Q3. No one else was able to beat the Dutchman's mark.
Engine problems on Saturday condemned Verstappen to a midfield start, but the Dutchman swiftly made his way through the pack late on Sunday evening, aided by some slick pit work and clever strategy calls by his Red Bull team.
The result saw Ferrari take 11 points to Red Bull's 37 and Mercedes' 33 - the Scuderia now hankering to hit back in Hungary.
The fines were issued after it was determined that Leclerc, Verstappen, and Hamilton's driver assistants entered parc ferme "in violation of the procedure that was published prior to the race," with the trio's fines suspended for the rest of the 2022 season.
A late throttle pedal concern threatened to derail Leclerc's third win of the 2022 Formula One season. Leclerc remained in second place despite starting third. Sainz was squeezed on the outside to rejoin side-by-side with George Russell before fighting back through Turn 3 on the inside.
With overtaking very difficult on the street circuit for the Monaco Grand Prix, starting from the front row is an advantage. Thus, the all-important qualifying session saw Leclerc top Q1, Q2 and Q3 on the way to take Ferrari's 12th pole position in the Principality with a sensational time of 1m 11.376s
