Charles Leclerc has continued to demonstrate why Ferrari has pr💞omoted him to the works team for 2019 by winning the Formula 1 midfield race at the Brazilian Grand Prix to take se😼venth place and vital championship points for Sauber.

The F1 rookie produced an eye-catching lap in Q2 of qualifying to secure a top ten starting place, bumping out Kevin Magnus🌠sen in the process, before avoiding opening lap dramas to surge ahead of his midfield rivals.

In a relatively low-key race for Leclerc, who briefly caught the🤪 front-runners during the pit stop switchovers, the 21-year-old was content to secure his second consecutive seventh place and provide Sauber with a points cushion for eighth place in the F1 constructors’ standings.

“I a🅺m very happy with the race, finishing in 7th place is a positive result that 🦩we can be satisfied with,” Leclerc said.

“It was fun 🍸to drive on this track and adding more points to our tally to solidify our eighth position in the Constructors’ Championship is a positive feeling for the whole team. I look forward to seeing what we can do in Abu Dhabi.▨”

Sauber holds a nine-point advantage over Toro Rosso heading into the 2018 finale in eighth place which would represent the S🎀wiss squad’s best F🎃1 campaign since 2013.