TIL Desk Sports/ Ferraris Monegasque Formula One (F1) driver Charles Leclerc has ended the qualifying rounds for the Austrian Grand Prix (GP) securing the pole position, the second of his career. Mercedes’ Briton Lewis Hamilton came in second spot on Saturday to start Sunday’s race from the front row, along with Leclerc.
“It’s a big pleasure to drive this car on the limit. I’m very happy to bring pole position back home. Tomorrow will be very difficult physically and for the car,” Leclerc told. F1 media after the qualifying round.”Congratulations to Charles, he’s been quick all weekend and we’ve just not really been able to keep up with him.
I’ve got to fight the young’uns,” Hamilton congratulated the Monegasque afterwards. Being the fastest in the qualifications at the 4,318-meter Red Bull Ring circuit with one minute and 03.003 seconds, Leclerc, 21, was awarded his pole position honor by Lukas, the son of the late Austrian three-time F1 world champion Niki Lauda
