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Charles Leclerc hailed his Ferrari F1-75 as a “beast” after his dominant display at the Australian Grand Prix.

The Monegasque joined a very exclusive group of drivers when he completed the grand slam at Albert Park, that being pole, victory, the fastest lap and leading every lap, becoming the 26th driver to pull of this achievement in Formula 1.

Even with Max Verstappen’s retirement from P2 factored in, Leclerc never looked like finishing any lower than P1 in Australia, an all-conquering performance that would surprise even himself as the F1-75 went into “beast” mode.

Asked by Sky Italia if he was surprised to be so dominant over Red Bull at the Australian GP, Leclerc replied: “Honestly, yes. I put everything together in the qualifying lap but we thought Red Bull in the race were much closer.

“Instead our car was a beast. I could do everything I wanted.

“This is the first time we managed to win keeping everything under control, but what a car we had. We did a good job throughout the whole weekend, but without such a car this success would not be possible.”

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