F1
Leclerc on a cloud: “Above everything I dreamed of”
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) saw only gray in his small mirrors during the entire 2019 Italian Grand Prix, but the Monegasque held on. Winner at Monza, here he doubled the stakes barely a week after the Belgian Grand Prix!
To the cheers of the transalpine public, Charles Leclerc threw himself into the arms of his mechanics then kissed the fans from the podium. “It’s incredible, I don’t have words to describe how I felt, he admitted with a big smile to Canal+.
It's beyond anything I've ever dreamed of. It was just amazing to see the whole straight filled with people in red. It comes at the right time after a first victory as well as a difficult first part of the season. »
This performance, the first of its kind since the success of Fernando Alonso in 2010, va “boost the morale of the team for the second half of the season which will not be easy. »
Charles Leclerc won this event after a hell of a fight with the championship leader, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). “I absolutely wanted to give everything. Of course I took a bit of a risk." in particular by pushing the Mercedes off the track once, then suddenly changing trajectory.
But the rage to win was the strongest. “I absolutely wanted this victory. A race with so much pressure, I had never had that in my career. In any case I'm going to take the cup home and that feels good! »
Discover the full report and analysis of the Italian Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondents in Monza, in issue 2233 of AUTOhebdo, available tomorrow evening in digital version, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.
Medhi Casaurang
Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!
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