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Leclerc looking to extend REMARKABLE F1 record in Qatar
Leclerc looking to extend REMARKABLE F1 record in Qatar
![Leclerc looking to extend REMARKABLE F1 record in Qatar](jpg/90bedf8d8c54172aefceceb1c52823701eb43977-3.jpg)
As Formula 1 heads into its fourth sprint race weekend of the season at the Qatar Grand Prix, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc is looking to maintain his record of scoring a podium finish at every sprint event so far in 2023.
The Monagasque driver has only been on the podium three times in what has been an inconsistent season, but all three podiums were during weekends that included a shorter Saturday race.
In Belgium and Austria, Leclerc managed to get himself up there during Sunday's race and in Azerbaijan he secured a second-place finish on the Saturday, and a third place in the main race on Sunday.
Sprint stats 📚@Charles_Leclerc has been on the podium every Sprint race weekend so far this year 🏆 pic.twitter.com/9Usj9XHVcl
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) October 3, 2023
He will be desperately hoping that this rich vain of form continues, not least because there are another three sprint weekends planned in the final six races of the season.
Leclerc currently sits 15 points behind his team-mate Carlos Sainz in the drivers' championship, and the team are chasing down Mercedes in the constructors' championship.
In this sense, it is crucial that he can get back to being in on the podium regularly, after three consecutive fourth-place finishes.
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Leclerc isn't the only driver who seems to like sprint weekends.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Max Verstappen has the most wins since the format was introduced in 2021 with five, but there are other drivers who seem to like the shorter races.
Sainz himself has achieved four podiums, as well as seven top five finishes from the nine sprints that have taken place in F1.
Pierre Gasly managed to claim his first podium with his new Alpine team during the Belgium GP sprint race, despite the car only being fast enough to finish 11th in the main race.
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Drivers
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Nyck De Vries
- Liam Lawson
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
Races
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Gulf Air Grand Prix of Bahrain 2023
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Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023
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Grand Prix of Australia 2023
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Grand Prix of China 2023
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Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2023
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Miami Grand Prix 2023
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Qatar Airways Gran Premio Del Made In Italy E Dell'emilia Romagna 2023
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Grand Prix of Monaco 2023
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AWS Gran Premio de España 2023
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Grand Prix du Canada 2023
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Grand Prix of Austria 2023
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Aramco Grand Prix of Great Britain 2023
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Grand Prix of Hungary 2023
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Grand Prix of Belgium 2023
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Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2023
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Grand Prix of Italy 2023
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Grand Prix of Singapore 2023
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Grand Prix of Japan 2023
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Qatar Grand Prix 2023
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Grand Prix of the United States 2023
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Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2023
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Rolex Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2023
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Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023
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Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2023
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