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Awesome Leclerc hails 'unbelievable' performance

Charles Leclerc once again exceeded expectations as he wrung the neck of his Sauber to achieve an outstanding performance in qualifying for the French Grand Prix. The 20-year-old rookie will line up P8 on Sunday's grid, right in the tracks of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, the man he may very well replace next season at the Scuderia. The feat of reaching Q3 - let alone qualifying P8 - was one outstanding result Leclerc pinned as much on his team as he did on himself, insisting it came after a troublesome start to his race weekend on Friday. "It's just unbelievable," he enthused while speaking to Sky F1's Natalie Pinkman. "It's probably the best recovery I did in my career from...
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