When Carlos Sainz signed for Ferrari, many felt he was doing so as Charles Leclerc’s wingman. That is despite the Spaniard arriving at Maranello with two consecutive top-six finishes in the drivers’ championship, having played a critical role in McLaren’s recovery that left them up in P3 in the constructors’ championship. One of Sainz’s […]
Ferrari’s new 2021 signing getting his first taste of one of their cars at Fiorano on Wednesday; Scuderia’s race-winning 2018 challenger being used for five days of testing with seven drivers; Charles Leclerc returned to action on Tuesday. Leclerc, who had been in Dubai and contracted coronavirus earlier this month, said: “Getting back in […]
Daniel Ricciardo is to race for McLaren in 2021, taking the seat of Carlos Sainz, who will move to Ferrari. The double switch was announced by both teams on Thursday morning in a choreographed series of news releases. Ricciardo will partner Briton Lando Norris, while Sainz is to replace four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel at […]
Carlos Sainz will join McLaren next year as replacement for Fernando Alonso, the Woking-based team announced on Thursday. Sainz emerged as a favoured choice by McLaren as it assessed its options for 2019, when it will lose two-time world champion Fernando Alonso. McLaren has now confirmed Sainz as one of its 2019 drivers on a […]