Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc labels Mercedes as favorite for Belgian Grand Prix

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium – Formula One leader Mercedes is ⁠still the favorite for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix despite Ferrari winning two of the last three races, Charles Leclerc said on Thursday.The Monegasque won at Silverstone this month after ​seven-time world champion teammate Lewis Hamilton triumphed in ‌Barcelona in ‌June.Mercedes won the other seven ​rounds, with championship leader Kimi Antonelli taking five successive victories.“For me, Silverstone and Spa are two tracks that ⁠will suit Mercedes a lot better,” Leclerc told reporters at Spa-Francorchamps, ⁠the scene of his first F1 win in 2019.“At Silverstone, it was honestly a surprise ​for us also to ⁠be strong. But we were also lucky on the Sunday because Kimi was ⁠probably as strong ​as what we expected.“So, yeah, I ​think i