SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium -- Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has dedicated the first Formula One win of his career to his friend Anthoine Hubert, who died racing in Formula 2 on Saturday.
Leclerc won a tense Belgian Grand Prix by 0.9 seconds as Lewis Hamilton finished second, less than 24 hours after news of Hubert's death was confirmed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
Leclerc had known Hubert since his early days in go-karting and raced against the Frenchman as early as 2005.
When he parked up after the race, the Ferrari driver pointed to the sky before directing the TV camera to a sticker on his car that read "Racing for Anthoine".