Mercedes still the F1 favourites in Belgium, says Leclerc

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, July 16 : Formula One leaders Mercedes are still the favourites 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-times world champion teammate Lewis Hamilton triumphed in Barcelona in June.Mercedes have 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