Motor racing - Bahrain pole likely to be first of many for Leclerc

The Italian team's youngest driver since Mexican teenager Ricardo Rodriguez in 1961, the 21-year-old Monegasque replaced Belgian Jacky Ickx , as Ferrari's youngest pole-sitter.With the second youngest pole of all time, behind current team mate Sebastian Vettel who set the record with Toro Rosso in 2008 aged 21 and 73 days, Leclerc will on Sunday become the 99th different driver to start a Formula One race from the front.

"I think we are all happy," said Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto. "He’s a good kid and being a good kid I think we will all love him as we love Sebastian. This is great for the team, great for him.The Bahrain Grand Prix is only the second race for Leclerc with Ferrari, after a debut season at Sauber last year.

"The first pole is a dream that you set for yourself when you’re young. It only comes once, so he truly deserves it," commented five times world champion Lewis Hamilton, who holds the Formula One record of 84 career poles. In contrast, Vettel, who has started from the front in Bahrain a record three times and won the last two races there, looked out of sorts.

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