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Charles Leclerc Triumphant – Monequasques ablaze with pride

While Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton were battling it out in the Australian Grand Prix there was a new game in town. A new game in the form of a 20-year-old Monegasque. His name is Charles Leclerc and all of Monaco was cheering for him. This was the ultimate test – Formula 1. There is no higher mountain to climb. If Charles Leclerc succeeds here, he joins the ranks of the greatest racing drivers in the world – and at the tender age of 20 years old. The goal in the first Formula 1 race for a rookie is to finish – to cross the finish line with the checkered flag waving.

Charles Leclerc
@f1only.fr

Starting from the 18th row on the grid is not easy – so with Mount Everest in front of him what did this young Monegasque do? He smashed through his goal; not only did he finish the race like a veteran, in his first Formula 1 race he finished ahead of his immediate rivals in 13th place. Charles Leclerc is over the moon. Monaco is a force to be reckoned with in Formula 1 – not just as the world’s leading destination for Formula 1 racing but in 2018 with a star Monegasque racing driver.

Eating laps with ruthless efficiency on the soft tyres, the ultra-soft somewhat more challenging. Cheekily passing a rival Stroll after a restart due to a stop on the track by Romain Grosjean. Watching others forced to retire – the Russian, Sergey Sirotkin (Williams), the Frenchman Pierre Gasly (Red Bull), even his Swedish team-mate Marcus Ericsson with power steering problems. The Alfa Romeo Sauber team must be ecstatic at the performance of their new driver.

Charles Leclerc
@www.panorama-auto.it

After fifty eight laps of the opening Grand Prix of the season, the world has just changed a little. Sebastian Vettel upstaged Lewis Hamilton who in pole position looked ready to lead the Formula 1 Championship in this first race of the season. He will be disappointed. Now his chances of pulling off a fifth Formula 1 Championship with Vettel in front of him will be that much harder. Still it is early days. Meanwhile, Monaco and Charles Leclerc have a seat at the head table of Formula 1 and a very bright future.

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