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Leclerc dedicates maiden win to childhood Hubert

Charles Leclerc dedicated his maiden F1 grand prix win to childhood friend Anthoine Hubert, admitting it was a bittersweet victory. The Monégasque driver started the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position before briefly losing the lead to his Ferrari team-mate, Sebastian Vettel. On fresher tyres, Leclerc easily cruised up behind Vettel before retaking the lead. But while it initially appeared as if it would be a comfortable first win, there was pressure from Lewis Hamilton late in the race with Leclerc taking the chequered flag 0.9s ahead of the Mercedes driver. A subdued Leclerc dedicated the win to Hubert, who tragically died in a F2 crash at Spa on Saturday. 'On the one hand I've got a...
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