Hamilton: "Charles is number 1" at Ferrari

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12:42, 15 Oct 2019

Lewis Hamilton says that there is an "interesting dynamic" at Ferrari with Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc vying for dominance at the team, with just nine points between the two as the calendar enters its final four races.

Leclerc is ahead in the championship, despite it only being his debut season for Ferrari and second in F1, having secured two victories, includng a win in front of the Tifosi at Monza.

Replying to a question from Bild Am Sonntag, the championship leader said: “I’m on the outside so I don’t know, but from a distance they seem to have a very interesting dynamic.

“It looks as though Charles is taking over as number 1 now. Is that good for a team? I don’t think so. But they have always had that philosophy. We have a different approach that works well for us."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	302
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	236
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	199
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	179
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	163
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	86
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	37
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	20
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	7
17	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	7
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Hamilton: "Charles is number 1" at Ferrari

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