Ferrari closes the gap, Fred Vasseur smiles: “We were 8 tenths behind, now 4. It’s the right direction”
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur welcomes the performances of Hamilton and Leclerc during the Chinese weekend with a certain satisfaction.
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Hamilton: “We have grown, but the road is long. Antonelli is a fantastic guy, Mercedes is the ideal environment for him”
In China, Hamilton praised Antonelli after his first career pole. From the seven-time world champion, applause also for the Ferrari engineers.
Leclerc: “On this track I am terrible in Qualifying, I chose a race setup, tomorrow the goal is to win”
Charles Leclerc will start from the second row alongside Lewis Hamilton in the Chinese GP, the Ferraris will go hunting for the Mercedes
Leclerc and the fight with Hamilton: “Does Lewis know how wide these cars are?”
Charles Leclerc finished in second place in the Sprint in China ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton, there was no lack of battle between the 2.
Russell: “Hamilton caught me by surprise, Ferrari is very close to us on race pace”
George Russell’s words at the end of the Sprint race in China won ahead of the Ferraris of Leclerc and Hamilton
Hamilton doesn’t repeat his 2025 victory but smiles: “Ferrari clearly better, I was part of the project”
Lewis Hamilton’s immediate reaction after the end of the 2026 F1 Chinese GP Sprint Race, finished in third place behind Russell and Leclerc
The Sprint shows Ferrari and Mercedes closer in the race
Analysis: Russell and Mercedes also prevail in the Sprint, but Ferrari’s gap in the race is smaller
Ferrari, the Macarena wing will return in the Japanese FP1
The Macarena wing will be mounted again on Hamilton and Leclerc’s SF-26s during FP1 of the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka
Vasseur: “The gap to Mercedes will not be closed in 1-2 GPs”
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has admitted that the SF-26 has a clear disadvantage compared to the Mercedes
Starts, Ferrari ‘victory’: FIA does not grant the increase or elimination of the recharge limit on the formation lap
Some teams would have liked more freedom on the formation lap to properly charge the battery, the FIA said no