Vettel insists there is no rush for Leclerc-Ferrari switch in 2019
Sebastianꦆ Vettel insists he does not have a preference over who his next Formula 1 teammate will be, adding there is no rush for Charles Leclerc to move to Ferrari in 2019.
A series of ඣstand-out 🌊performances from F1 rookie and Ferrari protege Leclerc this year has seen him linked with replacing Kimi Raikkonen as Vettel’s teammate at the Scuderia next season.
But ahead of this weekend’s German Grand Prix, Vettel stressed the Sauber star has time on his side and does not need to feel rushed ov𒈔er his future amid the ongoing speculation.
Sebastian Vettel insists he does not have a preference over who his next Formula 1 teammate will be, adding there is no rush for Charles Leclerc to move to ღFerrari in 2019.
A series of stand-out performances from F1 rookie and Ferrari protege Leclerc this year has seen him linked with replacing Kimi Raikkonen as🃏 Vettel’s teammat💦e at the Scuderia next season.
But ahead of this weekend’s German Grand Prix, Vettel stressed the Sauber star has time on his side and does not need to feel ꧟rushed over his future amid the ongoing speculation.
When asked by if he had a strong preference over who his next teammate would be,﷽ Vettel said: “I’d be happy to continue like that but it’s not up to me to decide.
“I think Charles, one way or the other, will have a great career, he’s a great guy. He is a great guy, he’s fast, he’s got everything. He has no needཧ to rush.
“He’s young, but when you are young you are always in a rush with everything! I don’t k꧟now wh꧑en or what and ultimately who [my teammate will be], but it doesn’t really matter to me.
“Fo𝓰r me it’s clear wh🀅ere I’m next year. I think both of them would suit the team.”
𝕴Current championship leader Vettel added he is more than happy continuing alongside Raikkonen for what would be a fifth straight season.
“I like Kimi, we get along and we never have an issue,” he said. “Sometimes on track I remember I drove into him and I’ve crashed into him, but thౠe way we hand🧔le things is very similar, very straightforward.”
Lecle🎐rc was also pressed about the subject but insisted he is not allowing himself to become distracted by the speculation.
"Strangely, I don't know if it's natural or whatever, but I don't really [get di🔯stracted]," Leclerc explained.
"Obviously, it😼's always a pleasure to see when there are some articles about me going to Ferrari, because it is a dream since ওI was a child.
"But on the♛ other hand, it is not so difficult for me to come to the race weekend and to switch to the racing mindset and to be fully focussed on the job I have to do.
“When I🐼'm at the track I de༒finitely don't think about any rumours or anything at all."
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