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Formula 1, Leclerc: “I know what I have to do to be faster”

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4 years ago

March 31, 2022

Sophia

Formula 1, Leclerc: “I know what I have to do to be faster”

Formula 1 leader Charles Leclerc said he “knows exactly what I need to improve to unlock more speed”, while Scuderia Ferrari director Mattia Binoto said Monegasque is already driving like a potential champion.

After the victory in Bahrain and the border fight with the winner in Saudi Arabia, Max Ferstappen, Charles Leclerc said that there are several areas and points where he can improve in order to “unlock” even more speed of the Ferrari F1-75 – and he knows that they are.

After those first two games of 2022, the Monegasque is top of the F1 Championship for the first time in his career, with a 12-point difference over his Maranello counterpart Carlos Saint and 20 points over Max Ferstappen – due to not having the Dutch in Bahrain.

And although Ferrari seems in his hands to be the top car, at every track and in every type of condition and temperature, Leclerc says the Italian car still has more potential to surface.

“I’m definitely looking forward to the start of the year. I’m working well with the team and the preparation for the first few games has been very good, so overall I’m feeling good.”said Leclerc. “But there is still a lot ahead of us. What makes me happiest isn’t so much the performance as the fact that I know exactly what areas to work on and what to improve to unlock more speed.

Whether that’s enough for the championship title, I have no idea. We’re still very early in the year, but let’s say we’re off to a very good start. As I have said many times, I am thinking of evolution [των μονοθεσίων] will be key and the drivers have to help the team as much as they can to maintain that level of performance”, concluded the 24-year-old.

Meanwhile, in his internal competition with Carlos Sainte for the Scuderia’s ‘anointing’ in capturing this year’s F1 title, Leclerc appears to be gaining a first and major ‘upper hand’ by beating the Spaniard by state in the first two races of this year – at the time Saint states that he has yet to fully scale the F1-75 to his measurements.

Matthias Binotto had recently said that the team’s “anointing” would be given to whoever beats them on the track, but had shown a clear bias towards Leclerc in his previous statements. “After the first two GPs this year, when asked if the Monegasque was capable of taking the title, the Italian responded.”I think so”.

And he continued: “But that’s what I expected when we extended his contract to 2024 last year because we know what he’s capable of. I think it just proves he’s capable of winning the championship. “There is no doubt that he has the talent and ability, he is very good in frontal combat on the track and I am very happy with what he has shown in these two races.”

Source: sport 24

Sophia

Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.

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“We will be left behind.” Verstappen won’t like Red Bull’s situation

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1 hour ago

January 19, 2026

Ruth

“We will be left behind.” Verstappen won’t like Red Bull’s situation

Red Bull Formula 1 team president Laurent Mekies believes the Bulls will be behind their rivals at the start of the 2026 season, given the production of their engines and new aerodynamic rules.

“We know it will be difficult for us, especially at the beginning of the season. I think we will fall behind our rivals, but we need to hold on for a few more months.”

“I hope we come back to the top, but it would be naive to think that Red Bull will be ahead right away. We will be behind at the start,” said Mekis.

Bulls will produce its engines in collaboration with Ford from 2026.

Source: Sport UA

Ruth

Ruth Waterhouse is an author and sports journalist who writes for Sportish. She is known for her coverage of various sports events and her insightful analysis of sports-related news. With a passion for sports and a keen eye for detail, she has become a respected voice in the sports community.

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Red Bull finally decides on Verstappen’s team

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12 hours ago

January 19, 2026

Ruth

Red Bull finally decides on Verstappen’s team

After several significant personnel changes in the team, Max Verstappen has finally learned who he will be working with in the Red Bull pits for the new season.

At the end of last year, it became known that three key members of the four-time world champion’s headquarters had left. According to De Telegraaf, Jeff Ayton replaced Verstappen’s vehicle control engineer Michael Manning, who left the team after the 2025 season. He has previously worked with other Red Bull drivers and worked temporarily with Verstappen in Manning’s absence last year.

Verstappen’s former engine mechanic David Mart has moved to Audi and his replacement at Red Bull has not yet been determined. Performance engineer Tom Hart is also leaving the team; He will join Williams but will continue to work with the Milton Keynes-based team for a while.

Changes also occurred among mechanics. After Matt Culler moved to the position of Audi’s chief mechanic, Verstappen was replaced as his first mechanic by his twin brother John Culler. He is well known to Max, who has previously held a similar position on the other side of the Red Bull pits, working alongside Sergio Perez, Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda.

Despite rumors about the winter break, Gianpiero Lambiase will remain Verstappen’s race engineer for another season.

Source: Sport UA

Ruth

Motorsports

Ferrari will have a red-white livery. Images of the Scuderia jersey have been revealed

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13 hours ago

January 19, 2026

Ruth

Ferrari will have a red-white livery. Images of the Scuderia jersey have been revealed

Photos of the allegedly leaked Ferrari F1 team jerseys for the 2026 season have appeared on the internet.

The published photos show a red T-shirt with white inserts.

Ferrari will officially announce its color on January 23. At the same time, some sources reported that the design of the 2026 car should be “pleasantly surprising”.

Given that Ferrari and other teams have used darker shades of their primary colors (red in the Scuderia’s case) in recent years, the introduction of red and white team uniforms could signal a move towards a lighter color scheme.

The same idea is put forward in a video published on the Scuderia’s official account.