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Leclerc now Ferrari's number 1 - Lehto
Sep.12 Charles Leclerc is now Ferrari's "number 1 driver". That is the view of JJ Lehto, who was once the supporting act for none other than Michael Schumacher at Benetton. "Michael himself was no tyrant," the 53-year-old Finn told Iltalehti newspaper. "He was an insanely good driver, but he also put all the right people around him. "Perhaps that is Vettel's weakness: he didn't have the people to bring with him to Ferrari to build his own team." Lehto says that with young Leclerc's back-to-back maiden wins at Spa and Monza, number 1 status is clearly now passing from Vettel to a young new star. "The expectations to succeed are always high at...
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