I recall him winning at Monza whilst under an incredible amount of pressure from Hamilton, lap after lap. So we can all come up with random examples. When he crashed on the formation lap, it was because the engine locked when the hydraulics cut out, so not sure what you were expecting him to do there…
Well yeah, that’s exactly what it is. So he crashed once from the lead. I mean, no other driver in history has done that? Senna (oh, yes), Häkkinen (yup), Schumacher etc etc.
Leclerc is a good driver, he beat Hamilton next season. Hamilton definitely has definitely declined alot, Russell who's nothing special is beating him almost every week now.