Vettel "not expecting any bullsh*t" from Leclerc at Ferrari

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel has said that he doesn't expect any "bullsh*t" from his new teammate Charles Leclerc, as the German will have to acclimatize to a new teammate after four years of Kimi Raikkonen.

Vettel and Raikkonen always got on well, with the Finn being famously low-maintenance. Vettel realises that Leclerc will be a completely different beast compared to the unique beast that is Kimi Raikkonen, but he still expects things to go well between himself and the Monegasque.

“Obviously Charles is different to Kimi, so we will see how it goes, but I think he’s a good kid," Vettel was quoted by Crash.net.

"One thing for sure that I enjoyed a lot in the last years is the mutual respect that we have for each other.

“I think we never had to deal with any bulls**t between ourselves, so that made it easier for me, easier for him I guess and easier for the team.

“But I’m not expecting anything in that direction from Charles. I think he’s a good kid. Obviously the team knows him very well for a while now, since he’s grown in the Ferrari Drivers Academy.

“[I’m] happy for him, and then we’ll see how it works out.”

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When asked if he would be under more pressure from Leclerc next season compared to seasons past with Raikkonen in the other garage, the four-time champion simply explained that every teammate always wants to beat the other.

“I think it doesn’t matter who you are racing in the team, you always try to win, and that means you also beat whoever is driving with you in the same team. So I don’t think that changes."