"Winning the championship is 80% dependent on the car and 20% the driver"

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11:12, 27 Jan 2020

Jean Todt believes that winning the championship is 80% about the car and 20% about the driver. He believes that Charles Leclerc has the whole 20% of talent needed to win and that it is now up to Ferrari to give him the full 80% with a car that is competitive.

"Charles has to make sure he has the car and a team to ensure that he can win races," explains Jean Todt to La Gazette de Monaco.

“I wish for him to become a world champion because he really deserves it. But everything will depend on the car. "

“I believe that winning the championship is eighty percent dependent on the car and twenty percent dependent on the driver. Charles has all those twenty percent.”

Will 2020 be Leclerc's year?

Ferrari are reported to have fundamentally changed the design of their car and will hope that they can give Leclerc the equipment to go out and compete for the championship next season.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

"Winning the championship is 80% dependent on the car and 20% the driver"

Will 2020 be Leclerc's year?

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