Qualy quotes: Sauber, Haas, Toro Rosso
A respectable P14 for Charles Leclerc in qualifying, but it was day to forget for both Haas and Toro Rosso in Baku.
A respectable P14 for Charles Leclerc in qualifying, but it was day to forget for both Haas and Toro Rosso in Baku.
It was the usual suspects toward the back of the field in practice; Sauber's Marcus Ericsson suffered a gear box problem.
The love-fest is continuing over at Sauber with Marcus Ericsson hailing Charles Leclerc as the "strongest team-mate" he's ever had.
Charles Leclerc thinks Marcus Ericsson's "bad reputation" in Formula 1 is not deserved and his talents should be recognised more.
It was a point-less Sunday in Shanghai for Force India, Williams, Sauber and Bahrain stars, Toro Rosso.
Marcus Ericsson says a "misunderstanding" over procedure led to his grid penalty for ignoring double waved yellows in qualifying for the Chinese GP.
Marcus Ericsson has been slapped with a five-place grid penalty and three penalty points have been added to his licence after failing to slow down for yellow flags.
Pierre Gasly qualified a lowly P17 after the highs of Bahrain; Williams car once again slower at this track compared to last year.
Lance Stroll props up the timesheets in both practice sessions as Williams' struggles look set to continue.
Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly and Marcus Ericsson answered the questions at the Shanghai International Circuit.
Marcus Ericsson admits it was a "great relief" to score points in Bahrain, his first top-ten showing since Italy 2015.
Haas put their pit stop woes behind them, another double points finish for McLaren and a long-awaited first points finish for Marcus Ericsson.
McLaren didn't make it into the pole position shoot-out in Bahrain while Sauber and Williams failed to break out of Q1.
Haas surprisingly didn't feature inside the Bahrain top ten, neither did Force India, Sauber or Williams.
Ferrari's new signing Laurent Mekies will join the Scuderia knowing "key details of every single" rivals' car; that's according to Frederic Vasseur.
Sauber have announced Jan Monchaux as the new head of aerodynamics starting from the beginning of April.
Marcus Ericsson has declared his Australian Grand Prix to the "best six laps" he's done in a Sauber in two years.
Contrasting debuts for Leclerc and Sirotkin, double DNF disaster for Haas and more engine woes for Honda.
Williams' Lance Stroll was the only driver of the three teams to reach Q2, with Sauber still the slowest team in Formula 1.
Lance Stroll was forced to park his car on track after FP2, while Sauber are in their usual spot as backmarkers.
Formula 1 fans may not know much about Charles Leclerc but here's one thing we know for certain; he's not a fan of snakes.
Ferrari may be the ultimate dream but Charles Leclerc insists for now his focus is firmly on Sauber and what he can bring to the team in his debut campaign.
It is preview time ahead of the Australian GP with Charles Leclerc "really looking forward" to the race while Marcus Ericsson wants to gain a better understanding.
Sauber will take inspiration from Force India as they look to return to F1's midfield, but Fred Vasseur acknowledges that it "won't be in one year or two years."
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Charles Leclerc has said he is "angry" with himself after a "stupid" spin on the final day of testing left Sauber off the track for five costly hours.
Although Fred Vasseur is "fully convinced" Charles Leclerc is up for the F1 challenge, he says the rookie must be given time to adjust.
Sauber have announced that Tatiana Calderon will be the team's test driver for the 2018 season.
Charles Leclerc says timing in F1 is everything, and he reckons he has arrived at Sauber at the "right time."
Daniel Ricciardo topped the timesheets and the lap count on the first day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya, as the Toro Rosso-Honda relationship got off to a good start.