"Charles Leclerc is the Roger Federer of Formula 1"

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14:56, 11 Sep 2019

Jody Scheckter has described Charles Leclerc as the "Roger Federer of Formula 1." Scheckter won the driver's championship with Ferrari in 1979 and the South African is hopeful that Leclerc can emulate his success.

"It is funny. I have never looked at a driver where I thought, "Wow!" Not even when I was racing or afterward, but Leclerc is the first driver where that thought occurred to me," Scheckter said to RaceFans.

“It's really true and, I hate to say this, I almost feel an affection for that boy. He is always so calm, it seems that he is a very nice guy and he is very talented. But the unusual thing is: how does such a boy come from Monaco?"

The former Formula 1 driver also sees similarities with another athlete in Leclerc. "I see him as the Roger Federer of Formula 1. Hopefully, he can get the same results."

Federer is one of the greatest tennis players of all time and has won 20 singles Grand Slams. It will be a great achievement if Leclerc can become the Federer of Formula 1.

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

"Charles Leclerc is the Roger Federer of Formula 1"

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