The trait that makes Leclerc Ferrari's future
Charles Leclerc finally sealed his first Formula 1 victory last weekend at Spa after a season of false hopes. With it, he has emphatically proven why he is Ferrari's future - and that stems from a key characteristic of his approach
What is most surprising about 21-year-old Charles Leclerc becoming Ferrari's youngest ever Formula 1 race winner, nestling between Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen in terms of the fewest attempts to take that maiden victory, is not that it has happened so soon. Instead, it's that it has taken this long.
From the moment Leclerc stepped into the Ferrari, he has looked the part. From race two in Bahrain he appeared more than ready to take the top step of the podium.
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Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.
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