News Details

Wolff backs Leclerc as "champion in the making"

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has backed Ferrari young driver Charles Leclerc to be a champion of the future after his impressive performance at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Leclerc took pole position and despite falling down the order on the first lap, the young Monegasque fought his way back up to first place before engine problems forced him back down to third, to claim his first F1 podium finish. “In Leclerc, I think we’re seeing a young champion in the making who was the emotional winner [in Bahrain],” said Wolff. “Fastest man and fastest machine. He has gotten all the cruel side of motor-racing and it was our fortune.  “Very, very impressive. He has a...
Full Story »
7y ago from GPBlog.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Charles Leclerc Philosophical After Crushing Bahrain...

Late race mechanical misfortune cost Charles Leclerc a maiden Grand Prix...

Toto Wolff impressed by Charles Leclerc's speed and...

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff described Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc as a...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Wolff: Leclerc is a young champion-in-the-making

Charles Leclerc's near-flawless performance at Sunday's Bahrain Grand...
7y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Wolff preaches consistency over speed after Hamilton...

Toto Wolff spoke of the need to balance both performance and reliability...
7y ago from GPFans.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Trackhouse boss reveals steps MotoGP must take to...

Trackhouse owner Justin Marks has revealed how he plans to promote his...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Experienced engineer Mike O’Gara joins IndyCar as...

IndyCar has announced that Mike O’Gara has joined the series as Vice...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Roger Penske adds voice to discussion on US sports...

Roger Penske, owner of the NTT IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis Motor...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Thierry Neuville crashes out of Croatia lead in final...

A dramatic WRC Rally Croatia kept the biggest shock for the Wolf Power...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

£80m star wants transfer this summer, Liverpool have...

Anthony Gordon is reportedly open to leaving Newcastle United this summer...
33m ago from CaughtOffside.com

The Verdict: Arsenal make history with unconvincing...

Sky Sports reporter Dharmesh Sheth rounds up the best of the reaction as...
34m ago from SkySports.com

Report: Arsenal and Chelsea locked in tug-of-war for...

Como’s promising young defender Jacobo Ramón has emerged as one of the...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal 0-0 Sporting: Gunners lean into their real...

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction Arsenal are...
2h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.