Leclerc drives Ferrari towards first race victory of the year

Charles Leclerc battled successfully to hold on to victory at Spa, despite late pressure from Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas in the closing laps of the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix.

It’s Ferrari’s first win of the year, and the maiden F1 career victory for the 21-year-old driver from Monaco after his heartbreaking near-miss earlier in the season at Austria. An early pit stop strategy for Sebastian Vettel left the German in fourth place,

However there was heartbreak for local hero Max Verstappen, who retired on the first lap after damaging the Red Bull’s suspension in a clash with Kimi Raikkonen at La Source. McLaren’s Lando Norris also suffered a failure on the final lap which robbed him of a certain fifth place.

Via F1.com

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