Sauber’s Charles Leclerc says his top 10 finish at the Spanish Grand Prix came as a bigger surprise than the sixth spot he achieved at the preceding round in Azerbaijan. Leclerc warned Sauber heading into the event that it “could not expect miracles” in the aftermath of his result around the streets of Baku, and was braced for a tougher weekend. Leclerc once again made it through to Q2 and lined up from 14th place, from where he surged forwards off the line and avoided the drama to hold ninth spot, which became eighth when Kimi Raikkonen retired. Leclerc ultimately lost out to Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez during the final stint but expressed encouragement at adding...
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