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Lewis Hamilton 'understands how Charles Leclerc feels' in debut season

Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari's Charles Leclerc reminds him of himself in his own debut season in Formula 1. Leclerc is just a point behind team-mate Sebastian Vettel in the title race despite team orders aimed at favouring the German in all three races so far. Hamilton said: "When I got to Formula 1, I wanted to win as soon as possible and beat the champion I was racing against. So it is very similar. "I see much of myself in Charles and he is doing a great job so far." Championship leader Hamilton added in the build-up to Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix: "With really high expectations at a huge team like Ferrari, he is driving so well, and he just has to keep doing what...
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