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Leclerc 'felt confident' in the car following French points finish

Charles Leclerc said he felt 'confident' in the performance of his Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team car after a career best qualifying of eighth into a solitary point at the French Grand Prix. Leclerc had run as high as sixth in the opening stages of the race, even passing Kimi Räikkönen and challenging Daniel Ricciardo in amongst the chaos of the first few corners. However, the Monégasque star could not keep the quicker cars behind him and fell to tenth by the end of the race – a late Virtual Safety Car prevented him from attacking Renault Sport Formula 1 Team duo Nico Hülkenberg and the ailing Carlos Sainz Jr. for further points. Reflecting on another promising weekend for Sauber as...
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