Leclerc preps for vertical ascent in 2022

An F1 driver's pre-season physical preparations typically involve daily workouts and hours of sweating it out in the gym.

At Val Gardena in the Dolomites where he started his training in earnest this week, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took a break from the weight bench and running machine to tackle a vertical and icy ascent, ice axe in hand.

It's anybody's guess if 2022 will be a gripping cliffhanger for Ferrari. But the Monegasque is prepared...