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Charles Leclerc waves to the crowd after securing pole position on his home circuit

Leclerc delights home crowd with pole in Monaco

Charles Leclerc delighted his home crowd by securing pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 28 May 22

Charles Leclerc crosses the line to seal pole position at the Circuit de Catalunya

Leclerc keeps his cool to land pole in baking Barcelona

Charles Leclerc bounced back from a spin to put his Ferrari on pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 21 May 22

Verstappen is up to second in the Drivers' Championship

Verstappen wins weather-impacted Emilia Romagna GP

Max Verstappen won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton finished 13th and a lap behind on a desperate afternoon for the British driver.

Motorsport • 24 Apr 22

Verstappen came out on top of a wet qualifying session in Imola

Verstappen pips Leclerc to pole after qualifying chaos

Reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen will start on pole for Saturday's sprint race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after a qualifying session which was red-flagged five times.

Motorsport • 22 Apr 22

Leclerc has now won two of three races this season

Leclerc wins in Australia to maintain impressive start

Charles Leclerc won the Australian Grand Prix to extend his lead in the Formula One championship.

Motorsport • 10 Apr 22

Charles Leclerc gestures after taking pole position

Leclerc takes pole in Australia, Hamilton starts fifth

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will start the Australian Grand Prix from fifth after Charles Leclerc secured pole position for Sunday's race.

Motorsport • 09 Apr 22

Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (1) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18 and Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving (16) the Ferrari F1-75 battle for track position

Verstappen pips Leclerc as Hamilton struggles

Max Verstappen passed Charles Leclerc with four laps to go to win Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 27 Mar 22

Perez claimed his first pole position in his 12th season in the sport

Sergio Perez claims maiden pole in Saudi Arabia

Sergio Perez secured a maiden pole position in a crash-interrupted qualifying session on Saturday for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 26 Mar 22

Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez during the media session on day one of F1 testing

Hamilton backs Mercedes design, Leclerc sets early pace

Lewis Hamilton has full faith Mercedes can deliver him a car ready to challenge for a record eighth world championship after he controversially missed out last season, while Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was the early pace-setter in opening practice.

Motorsport • 23 Feb 22

Lewis Hamilton (L) talks with Charles Leclerc after qualifying

Leclerc edges Hamilton for pole at Azerbaijan GP

Charles Leclerc saw off Lewis Hamilton to put his Ferrari on pole position for Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 05 Jun 21

Verstappen runs towards his team to celebrate in parc ferme

Verstappen goes top of championship with Monaco win

Max Verstappen won the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time to move ahead of seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One drivers championship.

other sport • 23 May 21

Leclerc's Ferrari in the barrier after his crash

Leclerc crashes but still takes home pole at Monaco

Charles Leclerc crashed at the end of qualifying for his home Monaco Grand Prix but still put his Ferrari on pole position for Sunday's race, with Formula One drivers championship contenders Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton second and seventh respectively.

Motorsport • 22 May 21

Charles Leclerc has finished in the top six in every race

Revived Ferrari hail a big step forward after dire 2020

Ferrari, Formula One's oldest and most glamorous team, have a new spring in their step after slumping to a 40-year low last year.

Motorsport • 10 May 21

Leclerc and Verstappen will not 'take a knee'

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Red Bull's Max Verstappen have confirmed that they will not 'take a knee' before the Austrian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 05 Jul 20

Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel look set to continue their partnership

Ferrari say Vettel is ahead of Hamilton for 2021 seat

Sebastian Vettel is Ferrari's first choice to partner Charles Leclerc next year, team boss Mattia Binotto said on Tuesday, despite speculation that they want six times world champion Lewis Hamilton.

Motorsport • 11 Feb 20

Max Verstappen commits long-term future to Red Bull

The Dutchman's Red Bull deal was due to expire this year, and he had been earmarked as a potential candidate to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes if the six-time world champion moves to Ferrari after 2020

Max Verstappen • 07 Jan 20

Charles Leclerc: "I can't wait to get going again next season."

Ferrari tie down rising star Charles Leclerc until 2024

Ferrari put their long-term faith in Charles Leclerc on Monday by extending the 22-year-old's contract for five more years until the end of 2024.

Motorsport • 23 Dec 19

Fourth-place Charles Leclerc leads Sebastian Vettel by 19 points in the driver standings

Vettel and Leclerc to appear before Ferrari top brass

Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc have been summoned by Ferrari to the Italian team's Maranello headquarters following their collision in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 18 Nov 19

Charles Leclerc trails Lewis Hamilton by 96 points in the drivers' championship

Leclerc continues hot streak with Russian pole

Charles Leclerc continued his sizzling form by putting his Ferrari on pole position for the Russian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 28 Sep 19

Leclerc has claimed a second win in two weeks

Back to back victories for Leclerc as he wins in Italy

Charles Leclerc ended Ferrari's Italian Grand Prix win drought on Sunday, claiming the team's first Formula One Monza victory since 2010.

Motorsport • 08 Sep 19

Leclerc won his first Grand Prix at the weekend

Former Ferrari President compares Leclerc to Lauda

Former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has compared the team's latest race winner Charles Leclerc to Niki Lauda, who won three World Championships in the 1970s and 80s.

Motorsport • 05 Sep 19

Leclerc dedicates maiden F1 win to tragic Hubert

Charles Leclerc registered the maiden win of his Formula One career after romping to victory at the Belgian Grand Prix and dedicated it to Anthoine Hubert, who was killed in a crash at the Spa-Francorchamps venue on Saturday.

Motorsport • 01 Sep 19

Another pole for Hamilton as Ferrari falter in Germany

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has claimed pole position for the German Grand Prix this afternoon after a double mechanical blow for Ferrari.

Motorsport • 27 Jul 19

Verstappen claims stunning Austrian Grand Prix victory

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Austrian Grand Prix, and ended Formula One champions Mercedes's streak of success, after beating Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in a wheel-banging battle of the 21-year-olds.

Motorsport • 30 Jun 19

Sebastian Vettel gestures his number one place on the grid ahead of Sunday's grand prix

Vettel secures pole position at Canadian GP

Sebastian Vettel will start from pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix after leaving it late to beat Lewis Hamilton in a nail-biting qualifying session.

Motorsport • 08 Jun 19

Charles Leclerc