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Fred Vasseur discusses the opening-lap battle between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc at the 2026 F1 Mexico City GP and rues the loss of a possible win
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Vasseur expresses frustration over Hamilton-Leclerc incident and loss of potential win at 2026 F1 Mexico City GP

Senjuti Jash06 mins

Team Principal Fred Vasseur shared his thoughts on the contentious opening-lap battle between Ferrari F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc following their second- and fourth-place finishes, respectively, at the 2026 Mexico City GP on Sunday. How Lap 1 unfolded for Hamilton and Leclerc Hamilton secured his first pole position with Ferrari in Saturday’s qualifying….

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Fred Vasseur discusses Charles Leclerc's reaction to his P2 finish at the 2026 United States GP and Ferrari's recurring struggles in F1 qualifying
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Ferrari F1 boss Vasseur addresses Leclerc’s dissatisfaction with P2 finish at 2026 United States GP

Senjuti Jash03 mins

Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur shared his thoughts on Charles Leclerc not being too pleased with his second-place finish and the drivers’ reaction to the SF-26 underperforming in F1 qualifying following their haul of 30 points at the 2026 United States GP on Sunday. Despite showing promise in the free practice sessions—having topped the timesheets…

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Fred Vasseur analysed a good 2026 F1 United States GP for Scuderia Ferrari as Charles Leclerc finished 2nd, backed up by Lewis Hamilton in P4
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Vasseur on Ferrari’s strong race at 2026 F1 United States GP, rejects qualifying struggles theory

James O'Connor06 mins

Fred Vasseur analysed a good 2026 F1 United States GP for Scuderia Ferrari as Charles Leclerc finished 2nd, backed up by Lewis Hamilton in P4. Not for the first time this year or previous ones, Scuderia Ferrari were very fast in practice. In fact, they led all three in Austin as the Monegasque in particular…

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Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur in qualifying for the 2026 F1 United States GP.
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Vasseur admits “frustration” with 2026 F1 United States GP Qualifying

Nicolas Lopes04 mins

Ferrari’s Team Principal Fred Vasseur reflects on the team’s soaring pace in practice for the 2026 F1 United States GP – leading all three sessions prior to qualifying – and how it seemed to fade away as the shootout for pole position reached its crucial point, with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton only able to…

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Charles Leclerc in FP2 for Ferrari at COTA for the 2026 F1 United States GP
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Ferrari’s Vasseur and Leclerc discuss upgrade perfromance and track limit concerns at 2026 F1 United States GP

Shermaine Wong08 mins

Ferrari enjoyed a good start to the 2026 F1 United States GP weekend, with Charles Leclerc topping the time chart in both FP1 and FP2. The Monegasque driver clocked the fastest lap on Friday, setting a 1:35.291 at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in FP2. On the other side of the garage, Lewis Hamilton…

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Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur defended Charles Leclerc after he failed to pass Max Verstappen at the start of the 2026 F1 Singapore GP.
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Vasseur defends Leclerc after losing out in Turn 1 vs. Verstappen at 2026 F1 Singapore GP

James O'Connor03 mins

Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur defended Charles Leclerc after he failed to pass Max Verstappen at the start of the 2026 F1 Singapore GP. Off the line last Sunday, the Monegasque driver had a slightly better launch than his Dutch rival. Verstappen legally squeezed Leclerc and only gave him a cars width on the run…

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Fred Vasseur gave a passionate but calm defence of Ferrari’s strategy after Lewis Hamilton went on a differen way at the 2026 F1 Singapore GP
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Why Vasseur is right to defend Ferrari following Hamilton’s strategy call at 2026 F1 Singapore GP

James O'Connor08 mins

Fred Vasseur launched a passionate but calm defence of Ferrari’s strategy after Lewis Hamilton decided to go a different route at the 2026 F1 Singapore GP. From P2 and P3 on the grid, the Italian team decided to split the tyre selection. Leclerc went off on softs, with Hamilton on mediums. It quickly became clear…

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Andrea Stella, Fred Vasseur, and Allan McNish comment on the software glitch and its impact on the optics of F1 after the rain-affected 2026 race in Malaysia
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Stella, Vasseur, and McNish not worried about the optics of F1 despite software glitch and formation-lap chaos in 2026 Malaysia race

Senjuti Jash07 mins

Given that multiple 2026 cars experienced a loss of power and got stranded on the formation lap, Andrea Stella, Fred Vasseur, and Allan McNish shared their thoughts on the unusual software glitch and what it did for the optics of the sport following the chaotic rain-affected F1 race in Malaysia on Sunday.  With a heavy…

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Vasseur admits Ferrari made the wrong tyre call during the F1 race in Malaysia as Lewis Hamilton recovered to secure a podium finish
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Ferrari’s Vasseur admits team made wrong tyre call in F1 race in Malaysia

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein04 mins

Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur admitted the team made the wrong tyre call at the start of the 2026 F1 race in Malaysia, despite Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc recovering to finish third and fourth respectively. Heavy rain delayed the start at the Sepang International Circuit and led to a disrupted opening procedure. When the…

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