The 2026 F1 Malaysia race reserved a lot of mixed emotions for Scuderia Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. Nevertheless, the seven-time World Champion still managed to bring back home his sixth podium of the year with a late overtake on Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar. An up-and-down day for Hamilton in Malaysia After a strong Qualifying session, which…
Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari can challenge at the front in the 2026 F1 Malaysia round race after a surprise P2 qualifying finish. The Ferrari driver had a difficult start to his Sepang weekend, taking P6 in FP1 and P5 in FP2 before avoiding a penalty for impeding to finish P6 in FP3. However, Hamilton delivered…
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will be starting on the second row in P4 at the 2026 F1 Malaysia event. The Monegasque concluded the session with a fastest lap of 1:35.666, 0.536s behind pole sitter Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Nonetheless, reflecting on his performance in qualifying, Leclerc is confident that he is still in contention for a…
Fred Vasseur addresses the impact of media speculation surrounding Ferrari and his role as Team Principal, and the need for the team to respond ahead of round 16 of the 2026 F1 season in Malaysia. After a decent start to the 2026 F1 season, when Ferrari emerged as the second force behind dominant Mercedes, the team…
As F1 gears up for the sixteenth round of the 2026 season in Malaysia, Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have rallied around Fred Vasseur and reflected on the impact of the recent speculations on team morale. Having secured their last podium at Spa-Francorchamps back in July, the Scuderia have come under heavy criticism…
Following the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP, Fred Vasseur reflected on a difficult race for Ferrari as Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished P4 and P6 respectively. In qualifying on Friday, the driver from Monaco finished up in P2, a full 0.8s slower than George Russell. The seven-time World Champion was 1.3s off pole in P6….
Charles Leclerc had a quiet but good performance at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP as the driver from Monaco finished P4. Ferrari clearly lacked the pace of Red Bull and Mercedes around Baku, with McLaren driver Oscar Piastri also ahead of the 28-year-old and Lewis Hamilton throughout the race. Starting on the front row following…
Lewis Hamilton attributed his P6 finish at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP to persistent tyre struggles, admitting he never “really got the tyres to switch on.” The Ferrari driver kicked off the Baku weekend with P4 in FP1 and P5 in FP3 before making changes to his SF-26 and improving to P3 in FP3. However,…
Scuderia Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton had to settle for qualifying P6 for the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP. Hamilton was unable to get a tow on the long final straight, which, by his figuring, was at least the 0.498 second difference between him and Charles Leclerc in 2nd. In FP3, he had a monster tow from three…
Lewis Hamilton and Fred Vasseur assessed Ferrari’s performance following FP2 on Thursday at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP. Speaking after the session, Hamilton and team principal Fred Vasseur talked about the challenges of track evolution, traffic management and car balance. Hamilton discusses street circuit challenges Reflecting on the unique characteristics of the Baku layout, Lewis…
