What words were shared between the pair when Vasseur visited Leclerc during a test day at Fiorano earlier this week?
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No number one driver policy at Ferrari, Vasseur tells Sainz and Leclerc
2023 F1 season
Posted onNew Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says he will only favour one of their drivers over the other if it improves their title chances.
Who are they all up against? The Formula 1 drivers of 2023 in stats
F1 statistics
Posted onWhich F1 rookie is older than half the field? Which teams’ drivers have never won a championship? A look at the 2023 field in numbers.
Which team has the best driver line-up on the 2023 F1 grid?
Debates and Polls
Posted onWhich of the driver combinations on the 2023 F1 grid is the best? Vote for which team you think has the best driver pairing and have your say in the comments.
Leclerc and Vasseur’s familiarity no problem for me – Sainz
2023 F1 season
Posted onCharles Leclerc has worked with new Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur before but Carlos Sainz Jnr says he won’t be at a disadvantage.
Twelve of the best ‘true’ single-seater passes of 2022
Other motorsport
Posted onWho says the art of overtaking is dead? Here are 12 of the best single-seater passes of 2022 – without a single DRS press between them.
Helmet rows, hot mics and more forgotten motorsport stories from 2022
2022 F1 season
Posted onAnother dramatic and often controversial season of Formula 1 meant these curious and noteworthy stories from it and beyond tended to get overlooked.
Verstappen voted 2022 Driver of the Year by RaceFans readers
2022 F1 season
Posted onRaceFans readers have voted Max Verstappen as their top driver of the 2022 Formula 1 season. But who else was picked as your Driver of the Weekend this year?
22 telling stats on every driver to race in the 2022 F1 season
2022 F1 season review
Posted onWhat do the numbers tell us about the 2022 Formula 1 season? Here’s a revealing statistic on each of the 22 drivers…
Ferrari to unveil its new F1 car for 2023 on Valentine’s Day
2023 F1 season
Posted onFerrari have announced that their new car for the 2023 Formula 1 season will be unveiled on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday 14th February.
2022 F1 driver rankings #3: Charles Leclerc
2022 F1 driver rankings
Posted onThrough the first two months of the 2022 season, Charles Leclerc was a genuine title contender. It was not his fault his challenge unravelled soon after.
De Vries takes number 21 and Honda name returns on FIA’s 2023 F1 entry list
2023 F1 season
Posted onNyck de Vries has chosen the race number 21 for his full-time Formula 1 debut with AlphaTauri next year.
Leclerc would welcome ‘straightforward, honest’ Vasseur as Ferrari team principal
2022 F1 season
Posted onCharles Leclerc says he has “always had a good relationship” with Frederic Vasseur, who has been tipped to take over as Ferrari team principal.
Vote for your 2022 Formula 1 Driver of the Year
Debates and Polls
Posted onWhich Formula 1 driver impressed you the most with their performance throughout the 2022 season? Cast your vote in our annual Driver of the Year poll.
Leclerc asserts his supremacy but Sainz’s improving form should concern him
2022 F1 team mate battles: Leclerc vs Sainz
Posted onHaving been out-scored by his team mate last year, Charles Leclerc led the way in 2022, but Carlos Sainz Jnr raised his game as the season went on.
Ferrari’s season of missed chances led to “difficult” criticism for Binotto
2022 F1 season
Posted onMattia Binotto admitted the criticism Ferrari faced for their errors during 2022 was “difficult” to deal with.
Lower scores for half of drivers in final F1 22 driver ratings
Gaming
Posted onHalf of the Formula 1 drivers who contested the majority of last season have had their performance ratings cut in the final update for F1 22.
The drivers who surprised RaceFans readers by beating their team mates in 2022
2022 F1 season
Posted onBefore the 2022 season began RaceFans readers named which drivers would out-score their team mates. Here’s which they got right – and wrong…
Sainz, Leclerc and Shwartzman fill top three for Ferrari in final F1 test of 2022
F1 2022 post-season testing
Posted onFerrari’s drivers filled the top three positions in Formula 1’s single day of post-season testing at Yas Marina Circuit on Tuesday.
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix driver ratings
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen put in another peerless performance but others impressed too. For the final time in 2022, here are RaceFans’ driver ratings.