
Almost seven years ago, Charles Leclerc clinched his first Formula 1 points driving for Sauber after keeping his head above water in a wild Azerbaijan Grand Prix - one turned on its head by Max Verstappen's collision with Daniel Ricciardo - to finish sixth.
Until that point, it had been a tepid start to Leclerc's F1 career despite the acclaim he'd earned in his relatively uncontested run to the 2017 F2 title; team-mate Marcus Ericsson outqualified him in Australia and Bahrain, before Leclerc returned the favour in China. The Monegasque then broke into Q2 for the first time at Baku - and picked his way through a sea of carbon-shedding skirmishes ahead.