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Peers note Leclerc’s changing intra‑team status amid 2026 car shifts

Drivers and rivals are publicly acknowledging that the 2026 regulations have altered comparative performance between teammates; Leclerc is cited as an example of a driver whose intra‑team balance has shifted.

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  • Peers note Leclerc’s changing intra‑team status amid 2026 car shifts

    George Russell used examples including Charles Leclerc to illustrate how the 2026 generation cars have reshuffled driver hierarchies. Russell pointed out that Leclerc — previously a clear benchmark inside Ferrari — has in places trailed his teammate this season, reflecting broader adaptation challenges to the new cars.

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  • Ferrari power‑unit ADUO‑2 under assessment; Leclerc may face strategic grid penalty

    Scuderia sources report Ferrari is examining whether Charles Leclerc’s ADUO‑2 power unit (used at Monza) can be returned to service. If judged usable it could be reintroduced, but Ferrari is also weighing further power‑unit changes that would trigger grid penalties later in the season and must decide timing and which driver will take them.

    via TabTab23h agoSource

  • Leclerc identifies qualifying weakness — kerb attack on low fuel

    After the Spanish Grand Prix Charles Leclerc told media Ferrari’s SF‑26 is relatively stronger in race trim than on a single flying lap. He singled out a specific weakness when attacking kerbs during low‑fuel qualifying runs as a reason the team has not converted underlying pace into pole positions.

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  • Ferrari and Leclerc complete 623 km Imola Pirelli test; Leclerc posts fastest lap

    Charles Leclerc took part in Pirelli’s 2027 tyre test at Imola on 15 September, completing 63 laps (309 km) in Ferrari’s SF‑26 and recording the day’s fastest Ferrari lap of 1:18.832. The combined running with teammate Lewis Hamilton gave Pirelli data on prototype C3–C5 compounds and provided Ferrari useful mileage at a circuit being considered as a possible season‑finale venue.

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  • Analysis: Leclerc holds longest active streak without a collision penalty on current grid

    A ScuderiaFans piece on 15 September notes Charles Leclerc’s most recent collision penalty dates to the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, giving him the longest current gap without a collision penalty among drivers who have previously been penalised. The item frames this as a noteworthy disciplinary statistic for a front‑running driver.

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  • Drivers including Leclerc call for circuit tweaks after Madring processional

    Charles Leclerc told media small changes to the new Madring layout could significantly improve racing, joining other drivers asking for revisions following a processional Spanish Grand Prix. The comments add driver pressure on circuit organisers and the FIA to consider modifications ahead of any return visit.

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  • Leclerc flagged ‘very poor’ soft-tyre pace after Madrid race

    Charles Leclerc told Ferrari engineers and later referenced publicly that his pace on the soft tyre at the end of the Spanish Grand Prix was “very poor,” saying he would explain details later; outlets report the comment leaves an unresolved technical question about the SF-26’s behaviour on softer compounds. Ferrari will need to investigate the discrepancy between strong hard-tyre performance and the weak soft-tyre stint.

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  • Ferrari to run Pirelli tyre test at Imola with Leclerc this week

    Ferrari scheduled a two-day Pirelli tyre test at Imola on Sept. 15–16 in which both Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton are expected to participate, alongside a TPC run with junior and reserve drivers. The outing is intended for Pirelli tyre development and gives Leclerc track time before the next race in Baku.

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  • Leclerc finished fourth in Madrid after Ferrari’s hard-tyre gamble failed

    Charles Leclerc led much of the Spanish Grand Prix at the new Madring after Ferrari kept him out on hard tyres during an early Virtual Safety Car, but a late stop dropped him to P4; team principal Fred Vasseur said the car had the pace to win if a late neutralisation had occurred. This outcome underscores Ferrari’s race pace but highlights Saturday (qualifying) shortcomings that left Leclerc off the front row.

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  • Fred Vasseur says Leclerc ‘had the pace to win’ Madrid Grand Prix

    Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur told media Charles Leclerc showed race-winning pace in Madrid and that a second late incident could have turned the team’s hard-tyre gamble into victory. Vasseur framed the weekend as a strategic choice that exposed qualifying weakness rather than Sunday performance shortfall.

    via TabTab3d agoSource

  • Ferrari to investigate Lewis Hamilton’s Madring brake failure (team statement)

    Ferrari said it will run a thorough investigation into the brake-system issue that forced Lewis Hamilton to retire at the Spanish Grand Prix; the team reported attempts to address the problem from the pit wall before the fault recurred. The probe could prompt internal checks across both cars but no availability issues for Charles Leclerc have been reported.

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