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Charles Leclerc hails 'incredible' first F1 points finish

Sauber's Charles Leclerc has hailed an 'incredible' first points finish after putting on a stunning performance in an eventful Azerbaijan Grand Prix. His weekend got off to a flying start after managing to out-qualify his far more experienced team-mate Marcus Ericsson by 1.8secs in the first part of qualifying, then on Sunday, he continued in the same vein. Leclerc quickly moved into the top 10 and passed Lance Stroll, before profiting when both Red Bulls and Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas retired to take sixth place, and with it his maiden points in Formula 1. 'It was an amazing race,' said Leclerc. 'I am very happy with my result. It was definitely eventful,...
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