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Leclerc hits back at new ‘title favourite' label

Jun.8 Charles Leclerc may be emerging as a new favourite for the 2024 world championship. In Montreal, Red Bull consultant Dr Helmut Marko told Kleine Zeitung newspaper that after the first three races of the season, 'the world championship looked so easy' for Max Verstappen to win again. But now, with Charles Leclerc's win for Ferrari from pole in Monaco coupled with Red Bull's handling problems, Marko is nervously looking at the Monegasque. 'He has definitely made an incredible step forward and has great self-confidence,' said Marko, who says Leclerc's Ferrari is now 'universally fast on all tracks'. Another figure pointing at Leclerc as the favourite in Montreal this weekend is...
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