Ferrari F1 star CERTAIN Red Bull championship battle is on

Charles Leclerc believes his Ferrari outfit are in a championship battle with the dominant Red Bull team.

Ferrari have claimed 31 championships in the sport, making them the single most successful team in Formula 1 history.

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However, the Maranello team have not won a drivers' or constructors' title since 2008, when they took home the constructors' title in a season where star driver Felipe Massa narrowly missed out on drivers' championship glory to Lewis Hamilton.

Since then, Ferrari have only managed 36 grand prix victories as a team, 23 less than Max Verstappen despite the Dutchman only starting his F1 career in 2015.

Ferrari eye championship success

Since the ground effect era came into play in 2022, however, Ferrari have looked to be on an upward curve, regularly presenting themselves as the main challenger to Red Bull and Verstappen's dominance.

In 2024, the team have managed to claim two victories in the first nine races of the season and, led by Fred Vasseur, Ferrari seem to be assembling a strong team capable of challenging for championships once more.

Hamilton will certainly hope so, with the seven-time champion one of the impressive signings made by Ferrari in the last few months.

Leclerc has suggested that since Vasseur took over as team principal at the start of 2023, there has been one very clear target in mind.

“I have no doubts,” Leclerc told media of Vasseur before the Canadian GP. “I think since the first day he joined he’s got everything to bring the team back to where it belongs and that means to a world championship.

"He’s got such a clear vision of what he wants to achieve and how to achieve it. He doesn’t lose time and that is definitely his strength and I think his vision is really good.

“We share it very often, on how he wants to achieve those targets. I’ve always been completely aligned with the way he wants to change things to get to where we want to get. I have no doubt that he’s the right person and that he’s helping the team to get there.”

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