Former Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve analyzed what will happen at Ferrari in 2020, predicting sparks between Leclerc and Vettel
Vettel’s farewells in 2021 will complicate Leclerc’s life during the 2020 world championship, which begins next Sunday in Austria. Jacques Villeneuve, who spoke to the microphones of the Gazzetta dello Sport to analyze what will happen at Ferrari, is convinced of this.
“We will see a Mercedes in front, then the Red Bull which is very strong and a Ferrari in a bit of crisis. With the release of Vettel, the environment is likely to be horrible, the tension will not help anyone in general, not even Leclerc. Sparks ? Absolutely yes, because Leclerc now knows that he is the leader of the team, but he will be opposed to a four-time world champion. “
“It’s a heavy situation, in which it will be difficult to have a healthy atmosphere. What I predicted two years ago, at the start of Leclerc’s career, is coming true: I said it would be the same situation that Vettel experienced with Ricciardo last year at Red Bull, and now we are there: Charles has all the potential to manage the situation, we will see how he gets out. “
Villeneuve then dwells on Leclerc and expectations regarding it: “This turning point in favor of Charles was predictable, because from the start so much attention was paid to him, with a big media operation: the love of journalists, the affection of fans. We want to build a new era – Schumacher with him. “
“He is good, he is cute, he has a good image and he is not yet too expensive. Then Charles put a little of his. He went hard, he won. And Vettel, on the other hand, was very expensive. From the outside, the question is who does the work, who develops the car. But at Ferrari, they know it and if they chose Charles, there will be a reason for that too. ”
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