When Charles Leclerc mounted the second step of the podium in Austria last year he stewed at the perceived injustice of Max Verstappen’s robust race-winning move, having come three laps from a maiden victory. Leclerc’s result 12 months on at the same venue was identical: the second-placed trophy, 18 points, and a glug of champagne. But the reaction was very different, a beaming Leclerc describing it as akin to a victory, and labelling his performance as among the best of his career. He wasn’t wrong in his summation and that it took an inch-perfect drive to regard second as a shock result highlighted the mire Ferrari has found itself in at this early stage of the delayed 2020...
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