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Formula 1 press comments on the victory of Charles Leclerc: "Vettel is demoted"

2019-09-02T10:49:23.288Z


Charles Leclerc is celebrated by international newspapers for Ferrari's first win of the season. From a "change of guard" is the speech, Sebastian Vettel was even demoted. The German is also praised as a "shield".



Ferrari won the Belgian Grand Prix: Charles-Leclerc won the Spa-Francorchamps - it was Ferrari's first win of the season. Team mate Sebastian Vettel finished fourth. World Championship leader Lewis Hamilton took second place and Valterri Bottas third. There was a shadow over the race after the death of Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert. Here are the press comments:

ITALY

La Stampa: "Super-Charles: A star is born, Leclerc convinced the last skeptics when he left Hamilton and Vettel behind."

Gazzetta dello Sport: "In his qualities, Leclerc is reminiscent of his friend Jules Bianchi, who died in 2015. He is friendly, well-bred and has an infectious laugh, and he immediately took the hearts of the Ferrari team."

Corriere dello Sport: "Charles the Great! Ferrari is finally looking forward to the future: after 13 Grands Prix, Ferrari has realized that Leclerc is the right driver to take over Maranello's legacy - how much did the Italian anthem tell us missing on the podium! "

Tuttosport: "A wonderful Leclerc manages to create a masterpiece in Spa and the goal is another triumph in Monza."

Corriere della Sera: "Leclerc's Hour: The fact that the young Charles Ferrari would be successful for the first time this year was already in the stars, as we have known since this young Monegasse appeared in Maranello."

La Repubblica: "The youngster is inspiring Ferrari and Vettel must clear the way for Leclerc, who has to bow to the young pilot four times."

ENGLAND

Daily Mail: "Bittersweet triumph for Leclerc after the death of Anthoine Hubert."

Guardian: "Leclerc wins with an admirable performance, he had his nerves under control and was highly professional, but the feeling of this first success will forever be linked to the tragic loss of his friend Anthoine Hubert."

FRANCE

L'Équipe: "Heavily marked by his friend's fatal accident, Leclerc finds the strength for his first victory: his father's early death, the death of his mentor Jules Bianchi - Leclerc's career is riddled with dramas, but he survived through his willpower."

SPAIN

Marca: "Ferrari's strategy this time was to sacrifice Vettel to keep Mercedes at bay."

As: "Hamilton and Bottas complete the podium, but Vettel defends Leclerc's triumph and did an excellent job as a shield over the entire race."

Sport: "This time Vettel was the best ally of his team-mate, he channeled Leclerc's triumph by preventing an attack of the silver arrows on the winner with his maneuvers."

AUSTRIA

Kronen Zeitung: "The change of guard in the Red seems to have come finally."

SWITZERLAND

Neue Zürcher Zeitung: "Leclerc wins its first Formula 1 race - team mate Vettel is demoted - it was a triumph in minor."

Source: spiegel

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