News Details

Leclerc breaks into Q3 after ‘disaster’ Friday for Sauber

Charles Leclerc has admitted he thought a maiden pole position shootout entry for Alfa Romeo Sauber looked near-impossible after his Friday practice was “a disaster” at Paul Ricard. The Ferrari protégé starred in qualifying at the French Grand Prix by becoming the first Sauber driver to break into Q3 of qualifying since Marcus Ericsson achieved the feat at the 2015 Italian Grand Prix. Leclerc, who enjoyed the added bonus of qualifying ahead of both Haas cars after Romain Grosjean crashed and Kevin Magnussen saw his best lap ruined by a hairy moment with Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, says to secure his best Formula 1 qualifying performance with eighth place came has a huge boost after...
Full Story »
7y ago from Crash.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

On land or sea, Leclerc pushes to the max

Behind the wheel of his Sauber or perched on a water bike, Charles...
7y ago from F1i.com

Awesome Leclerc hails 'unbelievable' performance

Charles Leclerc once again exceeded expectations as he wrung the neck of...
7y ago from F1i.com

Leclerc still not feeling confident after 'big step'...

By any measure, Sauber's rookie driver Charles Leclerc has had an...
7y ago from F1i.com

Leclerc: Jump from F2 to F1 bigger than expected

Charles Leclerc admits he did not expect the jump from Formula 2 to...
7y ago from Crash.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Guenther Steiner: MotoGP riders ‘need to be of a...

Tech3 KTM CEO Guenther Steiner has continued to share his admiration for...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Andretti confirmed to field just three cars for Indy...

Andretti Global has confirmed that the team will only run three cars in...

Toby Sowery joins AJ Foyt Racing in IndyCar reserve...

AJ Foyt Racing has appointed Toby Sowery as the team’s reserve driver...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Lancia wins again after 33-year absence

No description available...
8h ago from Motorsport.com

Thierry Neuville crashes out of Croatia lead in final...

A dramatic WRC Rally Croatia kept the biggest shock for the Wolf Power...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Man United and Arsenal told how they can make Sandro...

Newcastle United are reportedly prepared to listen to offers for Sandro...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Gary Neville predicts who will win Premier League...

Gary Neville has stuck to his guns with his prediction of this season's...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

It's time to be serious

Good morning. It's a brand new week, and quite possibly one of the most...
34m ago from Arseblog.com

Sources: Arsenal and Chelsea seriously interested in...

Newcastle United’s promising left-back Lewis Hall is attracting interest...
1h 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.