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Lehto: At Ferrari there is always a number one driver
Charles Leclerc is now Ferrari's 'number one driver' claims 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 Ferrari, and there is always a number one driver to take the team...
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