Charles Leclerc acknowledges his moves while defending against long-time challenger Lewis Hamilton throꦯughout Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix were “very on the limit”.

Leclerc fended off the Mercedes pair of Hamilton and Valtteri Bott💯as to claim back-to-back victories for Ferrari at 🐻Monza as the team recorded its first Italian GP win since 2010.

For much of the race, Leclerc and Hamilton battled wheel-to-wheel for the race lead, with thꦯe Monegasque putting in a number of aggressive defen♌sive manoeuvres to keep Hamilton behind.

Leclerc was shown the black-and-white flag for two incidents while moving under braking but the Monza stewards opted to take no further action, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:something which puzzled Hamilton.

“I think since Austria it is clear that yo☂u can go a bit further 🍨in the way we defend and overtake and just the aggressiveness of us drivers,” Leclerc said.

“I believe that Austria helpe🌱d me to change this approach and today, it’s also thanks to this that I ma൩naged to win. It was obviously very on the limit but I’m happy to race like this.

“I have been aware on the radio th🐻at I took a black-and-white flag for moving under braking but I’m not so sure for which move, if it’s the o𓄧ne at the right-hander where we were flat-out or after that,” he added.

“To be completely honest I knew he [Hamilton] was completely on the right. He broke a little bit early, which I think was because he didn’t ไwant to try around the outside. I felt I had left a car width but I haven’t seen the images. I am pretty sure there was a car’s width. 

“I think it’s good if we can race harder. I haven’t seen the images so 🥃i cannot comment on this case but overall I am happy if we can race harder.”

Leclerc said the intensity of his fight with Hamilton made the race “very difficultꩵ”, leaving him relieved to cross the line and seal a popular victory.

“There was a lot༺ going through my mind during the race and after the race - a lot of emotions, obviously it was very, very difficult dur𝓡ing the race,” he explained.

“Lewis was behind me and I think the biggest gap there was, was ▨maybe 1.7 or 1.8s so he was always right behind me. I knew that Lewis rarely does mistak𒊎es, so obviously I had to stay on it.

“I did a few mistakes, wh🌳ich never cost me a position, once was very, very close but it was crazꦅy. Finally in the last two laps I started to believe that the win was possible.

“The tyres felt quite OK and I think with the traffic Valtteri dropped quite a bit and that helped me to get🐠 a little bit of space and then finally going over t♓he line, I just let all my emotions out over the radio.

“I don’t think you can understand anything that I said on the radio but it felt absolutely amazing and t🍌he podium was also, going beyond my dreams I have had since a child.

“So many people cheering for one team, singing altogether, it was amazing.&nb🍬ﷺsp;

“The 53 ✤laps felt a lot longer than 53 laps and there was a lot of pressure from behind. Once I crossed the finish line until now is just pure happiness.”