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Hamilton: I understand how Leclerc feels

Lewis Hamilton says Formula 1 rival Charles Leclerc's talent is being 'dimmed' after Ferrari asked him to move over for teammate Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton compared Leclerc's situation to his own debut season at McLaren in 2007, when he was alongside then-reigning champion Fernando Alonso. That year ended with Hamilton and Alonso losing the world championship by one point to Kimi Raikkonen amid an acrimonious feud which led Alonso to quit McLaren. 'I wanted to win as soon as possible and I wanted to beat the champion I was racing against, so it's very, very similar,' Hamilton said. 'I see much of myself in Charles and he's doing a great job so far with really high expectations at a huge...
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