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Leclerc drives Ferrari F1 car through Maranello streets

Charles Leclerc kicked off Ferrari's preparations for the return of Formula One by driving its 2020 car through the streets of Maranello.

At dawn on Thursday Leclerc drove the car out of the team's famous F1 factory. He drove through the town to Ferrari's test circuit at Fiorano.

It marked the first time in 110 days -- since the end of preseason testing in February -- the SF1000 had been fired up.