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Wolff: Leclerc is a young champion-in-the-making

Charles Leclerc's near-flawless performance at Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix marked out the Monegasque as Formula 1's brightest new star and a force to be reckoned with. The 21-year-old Ferrari driver was fastest in all but one session of track action, seized pole by a comfortable margin and was cruising to an easy victory when engine trouble struck 10 laps from the end, leaving him third. If Lewis Hamilton was the one celebrating an unexpected victory, the five-times world champion and his Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff were left in no doubt that Leclerc had made a statement. 'I think we're seeing a young champion-in-the-making who was the emotional winner today,' said Wolff. 'Fastest man...
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