Rosberg warns Vettel: “Leclerc can really drive a car”

“If Sebastian drives like he did last year, then his new teammate Charles Leclerc will be ahead of him at the end of the year,” Rosberg said on Monday ahead of the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco.

Rosberg emphasized that the situation is now different than in previous years, when Kimi Räikkönen (Finland) was clearly behind Vettel in the hierarchy. “This will be great fun for all of us. How much respect will Leclerc approach this?” The young Monegasque will “go on the attack, he can really drive a car”.

That's why the 21-year-old Leclerc is a secret favorite this year, said the former world champion. The last time a situation like this happened at Ferrari was eleven years ago, when the Italians started the 2008 season with the then reigning champion Räikkönen and Felipe Massa (Brazil). It will therefore be exciting to see how Ferrari tackles this challenge in 2019.

“I would bet the most money on him” Rosberg on Lewis Hamilton Rosberg sees his former teammate and current world champion Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) as the absolute top favorite. “I would put the most money on him,” said the 33-year-old, who also believes the Dutchman Max Verstappen can pull off a few surprises in the Red Bull. Vettel, said Rosberg, is still Hamilton's first challenger.

It is difficult to make valid predictions now because the new rules could change the balance of power in the premier class, said Rosberg: “I do believe that Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull will be at the front. But you don’t know who will be on top in the end because the rules have changed so much that everyone is starting from scratch.”

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Rosberg warns Vettel: “Leclerc can really drive a car”

Former Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg does not see Sebastian Vettel as the undisputed number one at Scuderia Ferrari.

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