Leclerc has been phenomenal in every aspect.
Defending
When it comes to defending, he is the best of the current drivers. His car placement is just unbelievable. His ability to judge attacks from others is second to none. The best example is Monza 2019 and Bahrain 2022. In Monza 2019 Ferrari wasn't the fastest in race trim but his ability to defend helped Ferrari win their home race whereas his teammate who was 4th in that race spun due to a lack of confidence in the car. In Bahrain 2022, the best attacker Max Verstappen while overtaking Charles Leclerc fell into the traps of Charles Leclerc 3 times.
Qualifying
When it comes to Qualifying everyone knows the best is Charles Leclerc. Some pole laps he put were just unbelievable. Charles Leclerc so-called Senna of Qualifying has been in a league of his own. Everyone has to admit it.
Race Pace
Charles also has a tremendous race pace. People say that he can't translate his qualifying pace into the race pace, but they are wrong because Charles has an equal race pace as to the other drivers like Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. Ferrari tends to go for a qualifying setup car which in the race causes tyre wear that doesn't really help any driver on the grid.
Attacking
When it comes to attacking, he is one of the best in this department. He just needs to learn some mind games while attacking. He also worked hard for that showing his attacking abilities in Austria against Max Verstappen in his backyard.
Wets
In the 2021 Turkish GP, he was matching Verstappen's pace the whole race in a midfield car until the Ferrari Gamble let him down. No one can doubt his wet weather abilities. All he has to do is to stop making small mistakes.

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