Charles Leclerc to watch FP1 from the sidelines at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix

For the second consecutive weekend, the Swedish driver will take part in an FP1 session in Formula 1. Last time out, Beganovic replaced Lewis Hamilton during the opening practice session at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. The Briton then went on to claim his first victory for Ferrari later that weekend.

Under the current regulations, each full-time driver must hand over their car for two FP1 sessions per season to a driver with fewer than two Formula 1 starts. This will be the first time this year that Charles Leclerc sits out a practice session.

Recently, the Monegasque driver experienced a difficult stint with Ferrari, while his teammate, Hamilton, has constantly been finishing on the podium, and even claimed the team's first victory since the 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix.

In Barcelona, Leclerc suffered a DNF on Sunday after crashing out in Q3 the day before. Speaking to GPblog, among others, he explained: "The team has been pushing massively to bring upgrades and it seems to be working fine. So now I've got to be with him up there, which hasn't been the case since Canada." He added that he felt more comfortable with the brakes, before stating: "This weekend has been better generally, but obviously with what happened yesterday. I just need to reset and come back in our share and hopefully putting everything together."

Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur is not worried about Leclerc's form. He said: "I'm more positive about Charles than two weeks ago or three weeks ago. He had a good thing going with the car. He was in confidence. He was able to fight for pole position yesterday (before his crash). And the fact that he was starting P10 and we changed of the strategy in the middle of the race, it was difficult for him, that he pitted once again one lap before the safety car. Fortunately the feeling was much better for Charles."