News Details

Leclerc still trusts Vettel after team orders defiance

Charles Leclerc says his trust in Sebastian Vettel has not been shaken by his team-mate refusing to follow team orders during the Russian Grand Prix. Ferrari concocted a plan to help Vettel jump Lewis Hamilton at the start of the Sochi race, slipstreaming the pole-sitting Leclerc to jump from third place to first at Turn 2. Article continues under video Leclerc was soon on team radio, requesting to be let through by Vettel, who said he would not do so unless Leclerc could catch up, with Hamilton lurking behind in P3. Ferrari eventually took matters into their own hands to a degree, giving Leclerc four laps on fresh tyres to undercut Vettel, who promptly retired with an MGU-K failure....
Full Story »
5y ago from GPFans.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Watch: Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel react to...

It was a difficult day for Ferrari at the Russian Grand Prix after...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Leclerc still trusts Vettel after Russian GP team...

Charles Leclerc insists the trust he has with Ferrari Formula 1 teammate...
5y ago from Crash.net

Vettel defies Ferrari team orders after passing Leclerc

Sebastian Vettel defied Ferrari's team orders, having been asked to let...
5y ago from GPFans.com

Charles Leclerc explains Ferrari team orders: 'I will...

Charles Leclerc have explained Ferrari's team orders during the Russian...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Chip Ganassi: ‘We’re spoiled’ having drivers...

Alex Palou clinched the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series title over the weekend,...

IndyCar Portland – Race Results

The final road course event of the 2025 IndyCar season was contested on...

Alex Palou clinches title, becomes IndyCar’s newest...

Alex Palou is the champion of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series, having locked...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Kalle Rovanperä hits the jackpot

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen finally won Rally Finland, laying to...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

More depth, fewer excuses: Arsenal have nowhere to...

Mikel Arteta was asked this summer what his long-term plans for Arsenal...
4h ago from SkySports.com

Ex-Arsenal man explains why 'gifted player' would be...

Former Arsenal star Theo Walcott has explained why he thinks Eberechi Eze...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'I just feel that the grass isn’t always greener' -...

Former Arsenal forward Theo Walcott has advised Eberechi Eze against a...
11h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'Worst season' – Arsenal star surely leaving as...

Arsenal left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko has claimed that last season was the...
12h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

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.