Irvine was not surprised Leclerc is beating Vettel: "Vettel was a sitting duck"

Eddie Irvine has revealed he always thought Charles Leclerc could beat Sebastian Vettel and he's surprised that Ferrari took the four-time World Champion in the first place.

Vettel trails Leclerc by 19 points in the Drivers' Championship and the Monegasque also leads on race wins, two to one, as well as pole positions this season. At the last race in Austin, Leclerc extended his advantage after the German retired from the race.

The battle for supremacy at Ferrari is set to go down to the final race of the season, but Irvine isn't surprised to see Leclerc leading.

“I said at the start of the year, and everyone went a bit crazy, that Sebastian Vettel was a sitting duck,” Irvine said in an interview with Betway.