News Details

Ferrari had dilemma over Leclerc's engine change

Alberto Antonini, former head of PR at Ferrari, has said that the Scuderia were torn over whether to replace Charles Leclerc's engine for Brazil. Leclerc is facing at least a 10-place grid drop for the Brazilian Grand Prix after Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto confirmed that a new power unit will be fitted for the final two races of the season. He could drop even further back on the starting grid depending on the specific elements of the engine that Ferrari do opt to change. But, Antonini, who still has contacts within the Ferrari team, has said that not everybody agreed with the decision. Whilst the titles may be done and dusted, Leclerc has a 14-point advantage over Max Verstappen to defend...
Full Story »
6y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

New Internal Combustion Engine Gives Leclerc Grid...

Charles Leclerc goes into the penultimate race of 2019 in Brazil knowing...

Leclerc hit with grid drop in Brazil following PU...

Charles Leclerc will be guaranteed a grip penalty next weekend in Brazil...
6y ago from F1i.com

Leclerc gets 2020 Ferrari engine in Brazil?

Charles Leclerc could get an early taste of Ferrari's 2020 power unit,...
6y ago from GPFans.com

Leclerc hit with 10-place grid penalty in Brazil

Charles Leclerc is already on the back foot for the Brazilian Grand Prix...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Honda pinpoints potential ‘advantage' ahead of...

Honda technical director Romano Albesiano believes there is one specific...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Toprak Razgatlioglu admits MotoGP adaptation...

Toprak Razgatlioglu has admitted that his adaptation to MotoGP feels...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg storms into Safari Rally Kenya lead

Kenya. Storms. Rain. Mud. With just two stages on Thursday’s itinerary,...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

New twist as Man United join Arsenal in holding talks...

Manchester United are reportedly also in talks over a potential transfer...
11m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Man United rival Arsenal for Sandro Tonali and eye...

Manchester United are reportedly making Newcastle United midfielder Sandro...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Home and away

Hi, good morning, how are you? I woke up, made coffee, gave Lana some pats...
11m ago from Arseblog.com

Arsenal & Chelsea eye 20 million-rated 'complete...

Arsenal and Chelsea are interested in signing Adri Mehmeti from the New...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Ferrari fail Lewis Hamilton as new race engineer...

Lewis Hamilton and his new F1 race engineer at... Read More »
51m ago from GPFans.com

F1 2026 Chinese Grand Prix – FP1 Results

George Russell set the pace in the only practice... Read More »
3h ago from MotorsportWeek.com

F1: Chinese Grand Prix: Practice - Times

Times from today's free practice session for the... Read More »
2h ago from Pitpass.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.