Rosberg praises Leclercs speed and backs him to be quicker than Raikkonen
13:53, 14 Feb 2019
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Former World Champion, Nico Rosberg, believes that Sebastian Vettel will be under more pressure from Charles Leclerc than he ever was from Kimi Raikkonen.
"Of course the pressure on [Vettel and Ferrari] is very big," Rosberg told German news agency DPA.
"They have now had two chances and last year, in particular, they didn't use them," the German said about Ferrari's failure in 2018.
Rosberg believes that fans will really enjoy the competition between Leclerc and Vettel.
"I am sure we will have a lot of fun, because [Leclerc] is really on the gas.
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"He is on a different level to Kimi, who was clearly number two.
"Leclerc goes straight to number one and it will to exciting to see how Sebastian deals with it."
Pundits and fans are in debate over who will be quicker at Ferrari with many expecting Leclerc to really put the pressure on Vettel.
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