Difficult return for Leclerc

On the one hand, Sebastian Vettel's teammate has little hope for sport. “It will be harder for us,” he said, referring to the performance of the current Ferrari engine on the demanding Ardennes rollercoaster of Spa-Francorchamps. But Leclerc is also concerned above all with the terrible accident in Formula 2 a year ago, in which Anthoine Hubert from France was fatally injured - at the age of 22. As old as Leclerc is. “We lost our friend Anthoine there last year. It will be difficult to return to this course,” said Monegasque Leclerc. In the preview of the traditional Italian team, Vettel did not comment on the prospects for Ferrari's 998th race. The 33-year-old German won the Belgian Grand Prix in 2011 and 2013 in a Red Bull and two years ago in a Ferrari. “All kinds of factors can influence how the race goes, starting with the weather, which is usually quite changeable,” said Vettel. After Spa: Two home races for Ferrari The Ferrari duo has so far fallen far short of expectations this year. The four-time world champion Vettel is only eleventh in the ranking with 16 points, Leclerc is fourth with 45 points. After the race, Vettel and Leclerc have two Ferrari home races coming up, first in Monza and then in Mugello. The Scuderia will contest its 1000th Grand Prix there. Lewis Hamilton is also the top favorite in Belgium. The 35-year-old World Cup leader from Mercedes won four of the six races so far in the Corona emergency season. In the overall standings, the six-time world champion from Great Britain leads with 132 points ahead of Max Verstappen in the Red Bull; the Dutchman has so far scored 37 points less than Hamilton. Third is Hamilton's Finnish teammate Valtteri Bottas, who is already 43 points behind.

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Difficult return for Leclerc

Charles Leclerc returns to the scene of his first Formula 1 victory a year ago with mixed feelings.

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