Jacques Villeneuve has claimed that Charles Leclerc will face a "make or break" year when Lewis Hamilton joins him at Ferrari.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton will become Leclerc’s third Ferrari teammate next season having sensationally decided to quit Mercedes.The Monegasque has won just five grands prix compared to Hamilton’s 103 and Villenueve reckons Leclerc is set for a potentially career-defining period when he is joined at Maranello by the Briton.“He’s shown a lot of speed, he’s shown that he’s super fast, but he’s not the one who won the race for Ferrari last year.
Upon his return, Sainz headed a Ferrari 1-2 to claim a brilliant victory in Australia, before once again getting the better of Leclerc in Japan. Former F1 driver Vitantonio Liuzzi has suggested that Leclerc is “suffering” as a result of Sainz’s impressive form. “Leclerc and Sainz? I have to say that last year, in the second half of the season, I saw incredible growth from Carlos. He proved it with the victory in Singapore,” he told Italian publication Corriere dello Sport.
“I did not expect to see a Leclerc so under pressure and in trouble this year, he is suffering from the performance of Sainz, who will leave at the end of the season, but Hamilton will arrive in his place; therefore, Leclerc will have an important battle next to him.
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