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Charles Leclerc pictured during qualifying

Ferrari's Leclerc takes surprise pole in Hungary

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took a surprise pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix – as team-mate Lewis Hamilton could manage only 12th.

Motorsport • 02 Aug

Lando Norris has a golden opportunity to win the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday after taking pole position

Norris pips Leclerc to Monaco Grand Prix pole

McLaren's Lando Norris qualified on pole position for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 24 May

Lewis Hamilton (car no 44) and Charles Leclerc's cars were both disqualified for different infringements

Ferrari boss hits out at broadcasting of Hamilton radio

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur took aim at Formula One's "joke" broadcast of the Chinese Grand Prix as he accused the sport of deliberately creating a show when Lewis Hamilton offered to move aside for Charles Leclerc.

Motorsport • 24 Mar

The 2025 grid featuring six rookies, two forty-somethings and 13 combined drivers titles

F1 gladiators gear up for a 'last days of Rome' season

Raf Diallo sets the scene for the new Formula One season with plenty of change in the final season before the 2026 regulation overall.

Motorsport • 13 Mar

Charles Leclerc was handed a 10 place penalty

Ferrari's F1 title hopes hit by Leclerc grid penalty

Ferrari suffered a severe setback to their hopes of winning the Formula One constructors' title for the first time since 2008 when Charles Leclerc was handed a 10 place grid penalty on Friday.

Motorsport • 06 Dec 24

Charles Leclerc takes the checkered flag

Leclerc leads home a Ferrari one-two at US Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc won the US Grand Prix in a Ferrari one-two with Carlos Sainz, while Red Bull's Max Verstappen stretched his Formula One lead to 57 points with five rounds remaining.

Motorsport • 20 Oct 24

The 2024 season has seen Charles Leclerc win his own home race at Monaco as well as Ferrari's at Monza for the second time in his career

Leclerc foils McLarens to earn Ferrari home race win

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc won the Italian Grand Prix as McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris finished second and third respectively, with the latter continuing to close the gap on Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen.

Motorsport • 01 Sep 24

Five-time grand prix winner Leclerc is seeking his first victory on the streets of his hometown

Leclerc powers to hometown pole for Monaco Grand Prix

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc qualified on pole position at his home race, the Monaco Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 25 May 24

Leclerc promises improvements with new Ferrari deal

Charles Leclerc is confident "the best is yet to come" after signing a contract extension with Ferrari.

Motorsport • 26 Jan 24

Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Verstappen overcomes collision to win Las Vegas GP

Max Verstappen overcame a five-second penalty, a collision with George Russell and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to claim a historic Las Vegas Grand Prix win.

Motorsport • 20 Nov 23

Verstappen (l) and team-mate Sergio Perez were introduced to the crowd atop a platform during the opening ceremony

Verstappen takes dim view of Las Vegas GP limelight

Three-time world champion Max Verstappen has described the extravagance around the Las Vegas Grand Prix as "99% show, and 1% sporting event".

Motorsport • 16 Nov 23

Verstappen joins Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel and Alain Prost on the list of 50+ race winners

Verstappen pips Hamilton in Austin to claim 50th win

Reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen claimed his 50th career win at the United States Grand Prix, finishing narrowly ahead of seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton.

Motorsport • 22 Oct 23

Charles Leclerc will start at the head of the field on Sunday

Leclerc takes Austin pole after Verstappen time deleted

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has qualified on pole position for Sunday's United States Grand Prix in Austin.

Motorsport • 20 Oct 23

Verstappen finished second behind Leclerc at the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix

Verstappen pips Leclerc to Austria pole

Max Verstappen took pole position for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 30 Jun 23

Perez wins first sprint race of 2023 at Azerbaijan GP

Sergio Perez blasted his way past Charles Leclerc to win the sprint race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 29 Apr 23

Charles Leclerc in qualifying at Baku City Circuit, Azerbaijan

Charles Leclerc takes Azerbaijan GP pole for Ferrari

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took pole position in Baku for the third year in a row in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday.

Motorsport • 28 Apr 23

Charles Leclerc will have a 10 place grid penalty in Saudi Arabia

Leclerc set for 10 place grid penalty in Saudi Arabia

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.

Motorsport • 15 Mar 23

Charles Leclerc (r) is among the leading drivers looking to close the gap on Verstappen and Red Bull

F1 returns with Verstappen still holding all the cards

Formula One returns with the 2023 season opener in Bahrain this weekend and the challenge for the grid is to close the gap on Max Verstappen and Red Bull.

Motorsport • 03 Mar 23

Carlos Sainz is on pole for the US Grand Prix

Sainz takes pole position for the US Grand Prix

Carlos Sainz put Ferrari on pole position for the US Formula One Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Saturday with Red Bull's double world champion Max Verstappen joining the Spaniard on the front row.

Motorsport • 22 Oct 22

Sergio Perez, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton took the top three grid slots

Leclerc grabs Singapore pole, Verstappen down in eighth

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc took pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix with championship leader Max Verstappen only eighth.

Motorsport • 01 Oct 22

Max Verstappen is closing in one the Driver's Championship

Verstappen wins Italian Grand Prix behind safety car

Red Bull's Max Verstappen dashed Ferrari's home hopes and won the Italian Grand Prix behind the safety car to move potentially a race away from his second Formula One world championship.

Motorsport • 11 Sep 22

Charles Leclerc pulled out all the stops with his final run at the Temple of Speed to send the Tifosi wild with Max Verstappen having to settle for second

Leclerc delights Tifosi with pole at Italian Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc put his Ferrari on pole position for the Italian Grand Prix to the delight of the Monza crowd.

Motorsport • 10 Sep 22

Russell beat the times set by Leclerc and Sainz at the end of Q3

George Russell pips Ferraris to snatch Hungary pole

Mercedes' George Russell claimed the first pole position of his Formula One career for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix ahead of Ferrari duo Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.

Motorsport • 30 Jul 22

The Ferrari driver has three grand prix wins this year

Charles Leclerc refuses to dwell on costly error

Charles Leclerc has vowed not to dwell on the mistakes which leave his Formula One title ambitions hanging by a thread.

Motorsport • 29 Jul 22

The championship advantage has swung from Leclerc (r) to Verstappen (l) in recent races

Verstappen not feeling too sorry for luckless Leclerc

Max Verstappen spared no sympathy for Charles Leclerc after the Dutchman took advantage of a race-ending engine failure for his Ferrari Formula One rival to cruise to an unchallenged win in Azerbaijan.

Motorsport • 12 Jun 22