Charles Leclerc saw off both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to claim his second straight Formula 1 victory in the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, ending Ferrari’s win drought at its home race. Pole-sitter Leclerc defeated Hamilton in a frantic battle that saw both drivers make mistakes and go off the circuit at points, with Bottas entering the fight for victory through the closing stages after an error by his teammate. But Bottas was unable to get close enough to Leclerc, allowing the young Monegasque driver to sweep to his second victory in the space of a week and send the tens of thousands of Ferrari fans at Monza into raptures. Leclerc was Ferrari’s sole runner at the front after...
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