Charles Leclerc wants to fight Sebastian Vettel for the title!

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11:59, 20 Dec 2019

byAdam Newton

Charles Leclerc says that he wants to battle with his teammate Sebastian Vettel for the title in 2020 following a successful first year with the Italian team. Leclerc won twice in 2019, in Belgium and Italy, and showed that he has the talent to go all the way in the next few seasons.

The Monegasque driver outscored his far more experienced teamamte in just his second year of F1 and is preparing to develop his skills even further with the team.

He told La Gazzetta dello Sport: “To be honest I thought it would have been a very hard season for me, especially with Sebastian Vettel in my team, someone who won the title four times.

“It was a big challenge but I saw it like a big opportunity for me and I took it.

“My relationship with Seb is good even though people don’t believe me, my dream is to fight next year for the title, but not with Hamilton or Verstappen but with Vettel, this would mean that Ferrari would be the best car.”

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Charles Leclerc wants to fight Sebastian Vettel for the title!

byAdam Newton

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