The day Leclerc stamped his authority on Ferrari and Vettel
After squandering a host of opportunities so far, Ferrari finally broke its 2019 Formula 1 win duck in Belgium. And with the manner in which he claimed his first career grand prix victory, Charles Leclerc established himself as the team's top dog
The 2019 Belgian Grand Prix might prove to be the moment Charles Leclerc decisively stamped his authority over team-mate Sebastian Vettel by claiming his first Formula 1 victory and making Ferrari 'his' team.
But perversely, it was also a race win that Leclerc owed partly to Vettel's contribution after a far more slender triumph than his qualifying supremacy suggested.
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