Charles Leclerc
Scuderia Ferrari HP
2026 Stats
Points
49
Starts
3
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
3
Top 10
3
Fast FP1 in Miami
Leclerc topped the timesheets as the 2026 F1 season resumed with Free Practice 1 for the Miami Grand Prix on Friday - the Ferrari driver leading the way from Red Bull rival Max Verstappen and McLaren's Oscar Piastri, while Mercedes faced early issues, Formula1.com reports.
ANALYSIS
With the extended layoff, most teams brought a host of upgrades to Miami this round. The team's used the longer opening practice as a means to shakedown and assess the upgrades. Leclerc's benchmark lap of 1:29.310 set the pace and was three-tenths ahead of Verstappen. Both Ferrari's looked to have good pace in this opening session, so Leclerc should be hopeful to challenge for the podium Sunday in Miami.
With the extended layoff, most teams brought a host of upgrades to Miami this round. The team's used the longer opening practice as a means to shakedown and assess the upgrades. Leclerc's benchmark lap of 1:29.310 set the pace and was three-tenths ahead of Verstappen. Both Ferrari's looked to have good pace in this opening session, so Leclerc should be hopeful to challenge for the podium Sunday in Miami.
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Last season started full of promise for Leclerc and Ferrari. They brought home two victories and two runner-up finishes in the first five races. That was before everything went south. Ferrari suffered a major mid-season slump and outgoing team principal Mattia Binotto admitted the team gave up developing the 2022 car after just 12 races to focus fully on the 2023 machine. The single-lap pace was an eye opener, though. After Binotto says the team stopped development Leclerc still managed to score three more front row starts. Race pace and race strategy are where Leclerc needs his team's support to take one step forward from his second-place finish in the 2022 championship standings time. Frederic Vasseur, who Leclerc worked with at Sauber in the past, will take the helm from Binotto as Ferrari's team principal in 2023. That could be the key change Leclerc and Ferrari need to mount an even bigger challenge to Red Bull.
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Podium Result in Japan
Leclerc finished third in the Japanese Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Suzuka Circuit on Sunday.
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Podium in Australia
Leclerc finished third in the Australian Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Albert Park Circuit on Sunday.
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Tops FP1 in Australia
Leclerc has set the pace during the first practice session of the 2026 season, the Ferrari driver going quickest from team mate Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull's Max Verstappen, Formula1.com reports.
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Fast Final Morning Test
Leclerc posted the fastest time as pre-season testing continued at the Bahrain International Circuit on Friday, slotting ahead of Kimi Antonelli and Oscar Piastri in the morning session, Formula1.com reports.
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Fast Morning Session in Bahrain
Leclerc posted the fastest lap time as pre-season testing resumed on Wednesday - the Ferrari driver leading the way from McLaren's Lando Norris and the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli, Formula1.com reports.
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