Leclerc dedicates maiden F1 win to Hubert
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Charles Leclerc has dedicated his maiden Formula 1 grand prix victory to Anthoine Hubert, who lost his life in a during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend.Hubert, 22, succumbed to injuries he sustained in a serious during the opening Formula 2 race on Saturday, having been involved in a violent multi-car accident at Raidillon on the second lap.Leclerc won Sunday’s Belgian GP from pole position to record a long-awaited first victory of the season for Ferrari and his first in F1.Following the race, the Monegasque driver came over his team radio to say: “My first victory in F1. This one is for Anthoine. It feels good, but difficult to enjoy a weekend like this.”Speaking in the post-race interviews, Leclerc added: “On one hand I’ve got a dream since a child that has been realised.“But on the other hand, it has been a very difficult weekend since yesterday, we have lost a friend first of all but it is very difficult in these situations.“I would like to dedicate my first win to him. We have grown up together, my first ever race I have done it with Anthoine when we are younger and it is just a shame what happened yesterday.“I can’t enjoy it fully my first victory but it will definitely be a memory I will keep forever.”Leclerc had to fend off a late attack from championship Lewis Hamilton, with the Ferrari driver holding on by less than a second at the chequered flag to seal the win. “It’s been a very difficult race,” he explained. “We’ve been struggling quite a bit with the tyres towards the end but I’m a lot happier than with what I managed in Budapest on my side.“It was better but Mercedes was very quick in the race and we expected. But at the end, it’s a good weekend performance-wise with the pole position and my first victory, so for that I’m satisfied.“The end of the race was definitely not easy, he [Hamilton] was catching very quickly so I had a quite a bit of pressure but I’m happy I kept him behind.””4
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