Max Verstappen Christian Horner Charles Leclerc Italy Monaco Bahrain Sporting FIA Max Verstappen Christian Horner Charles Leclerc Italy Monaco Bahrain

Charles Leclerc concerned for Ferrari after Red Bull's Max Verstappen claims 'step forward' ahead of new season

eurosport.com

Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari could fall further behind Red Bull, with their current Formula One champion Max Verstappen believing they have improved ahead of the new campaign.

Teams are back at the track this weekend as they start testing for the coming season, and Verstappen boasts back-to-back world championships.

Ad Red Bull were pushed hard for some of the season by Ferrari, and Mercedes had their moments after a difficult start, but many expect that the status quo will continue and Christian Horner’s team will again dominate.

Formula 1'With Lewis it’s a different story' — Verstappen 'doesn't understand' repeated Hamilton crashes03/01/2023 AT 13:08 Verstappen has often been quickest in Bahrain, and Leclerc is concerned. «I feel we've got some work to do,» Leclerc said. «Red Bull seems to be very strong in these three days.» The Italians have come into a new season with a fundamentally redesigned vehicle in the hopes of adding straight-line speed.

Related News
Formula One champion Max Verstappen shrugged off a stomach upset and picked up where he left off on Friday, with the Dutch driver leading Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez one-two in first practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Double world champion Max Verstappen has delayed his arrival at this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix by 24 hours due to a stomach illness and will miss Thursday's media day. But the 25-year-old Dutchman confirmed in a tweet that he is "feeling fine again" and, having delayed his flight to Jeddah, will instead arrive for practice on Friday.
Charles Leclerc’s torrid start to the new season was dealt a further blow on Wednesday when it was confirmed he will serve a grid penalty at this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.