Vettel asking Leclerc for 'tips' on Ferrari's 2019 F1 car
Sebastian Vettel says he h🍬as been asking new Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc “a lot of questions” ab☂out the team’s 2019 Formula 1 car.
The ♊four-time world champion has been partnered at Ferrari by Leclerc following the Monegasque’s stellar debut F1 season with Sauber last year.
Vettel has been left impressed by how quickly Leclerc has adapted to 🐷his new environment as both drivers work to understand and improve the Scuderia’s latest challenger, the SF90.
Sebastian Vettel says he has been asking ne💖w Ferrar🍌i teammate Charles Leclerc “a lot of questions” about the team’s 2019 Formula 1 car.
The four-time world cꦚhampion has been partnered at Ferrari by Leclerc following the Monegasque’s stellar debut F1 season with Sauber last year.
Vettel has been left impressed by hౠow quickly Leclerc has adapted to his new environment as both drivers work to understand and improve the Scuderia’s lates♒t challenger, the SF90.
“We sit r꧟ight opposite each other and we share the same seat in the car so we are talking quite a lot, about the car’s behaviour, his feedback, my feedback,” Vettel said.
“We are listening to each other. Everybody surroundin🔥g the table is listening so as thin♐k as much exchanges as possible.
Asked if Leclerc has been seeking any tips from the German, Vett▨𒁃el replied: “I’m asking him!
“I don’tℱ recall every question he’s asked but we’ve talked about the car and our feelings about the front-end, the rear-end and 🦹so on.
“I think there were a lot of questions but not just from his side, also I’ve asked a lot of questio🀅ns.”
But Vettel does not believe Leclerc’s arrival has resulted in a ♒different dynamic at Ferrari compared to the relationship he had with for𓃲mer teammate Kimi Raikkonen.
“We are always talking about the same things and trying to find the best balance and pointing out the weaknesses of the car,” heꦦ said.
“I think in this regard it’s been fairly similar. It’s probably a question I can’t🥃 answer. Outside it’s difficult to see but from the inside you can see it’s a bit different.
🅘“Needless to say he’s fast and knows how to drive a car ot♛herwise he wouldn’t be here.
“I always got along very well with Kimi. I think I have pro🌺bably spoken more with Charles ♕in the last week than with Kimi up until the Barcelona race!”
Leclerc set the fastest time of pre-season so far on Thursday as Ferrari continued its strong pre-season, which has left rivals Mercedes suggesting the Italian squad i𝓡s the team to beat heading into the upcoming 2019 season.
Vettel will return to the Ferrar﷽i cockpit on the final day of running on Friday as he looks to bounce back ☂from a big crash earlier this week.
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