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Leclerc: I have not become number one

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has revealed he will not be automatically installed as the number one driver when Carlos Sainz joins in 2021, saying he expects a 'great challenge' from the Spaniard. Locking-horns with the departing Sebastian Vettel on several occasions last season, it has been speculated by some that Sainz is being brought-in as a result of Ferrari's commitment to Leclerc as the team leader moving forward. However, Leclerc himself has now said he expects as stiff of a test from the Spaniard as he has received from the German. 'Of course Carlos is going to challenge me, he is going to be very fast,' he told L'Équipe. “I have not become number one. 'I think Carlos is a great...
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