News Details

Vettel and Hamilton reserve praise for 'very impressive' Leclerc

Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel both took time to praise young Charles Leclerc, who produced a stunning drive on home soil to finish qualifying in eighth place for Sauber, a superb finish for the 20-year-old whose stock in F1 continues to rise.  Leclerc massively exceeded expectations in an underdeveloped car to finish just two positions behind Kimi Raikkonen in the Ferrari, in a qualifying session where Mercedes dominated, securing a one-two at the front of the grid.  Hamilton said of the up-and-coming driver: "There's a lot of pressure for him, being here in the south of France, so it's really, really good. "I'm happy for him, particularly in that car, he's done a...
Full Story »
6y ago from GPFans.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Is Leclerc Ferrari's great hope?

An impressive Charles Leclerc says his confidence just keeps on growing in...
6y ago from SkySports.com

Charles Leclerc: Too soon for Sauber to always target...

Charles Leclerc believes it is premature for Sauber to aim for a points...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

On land or sea, Leclerc pushes to the max

Behind the wheel of his Sauber or perched on a water bike, Charles...
6y ago from F1i.com

Awesome Leclerc hails 'unbelievable' performance

Charles Leclerc once again exceeded expectations as he wrung the neck of...
6y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar Long Beach – Qualifying Results

Saturday’s qualifying for IndyCar’s Grand Prix of Long Beach was an...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Kyle Kirkwood leads Andretti romp in IndyCar Long...

The NTT IndyCar Series completed a knockout qualifying session midday...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Nolan Siegel places papaya on top for IndyCar’s...

IndyCar headed out onto the Long Beach street course Saturday morning,...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Outback diplomacy: Finnish ambassador braves...

o Haapea hopes to raise $30,000 for cancer research as he navigates the...
1w ago from TheGuardian.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Carles Puyol turns 47: Who are the greatest one-club...

To celebrate Carles Puyol's 48th birthday, Sports Mole picks out some of...
37m ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Man United and Arsenal ‘ready to make...

A host of Premier League clubs are circling around Wolves star Matheus...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'He has that ambition' - Olivier Giroud hints at Paul...

Olivier Giroud believes that his fellow countryman Paul Pogba may not join...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Exclusive: Arsenal, Man United & Chelsea very...

Dusan Vlahovic remains one of the most talked-about players ahead of the...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

LIVE: 2025 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix

Follow all the action live from the fourth round... Read More »
1h ago from RacingNews365.com

Schumacher signs Jackie Stewart’s helmet for family’s...

Formula 1 history converged in a heartfelt moment... Read More »
4h ago from F1i.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.