Incredible opportunity to learn from most successful driver ever: Leclerc

Ferrarirsquos Charles Leclerc is enthusiastic about the fact that seventime champion Lewis Hamilton will join the team next yearHamilton will be Leclercrsquos third teammate in what will be his seventh season at Ferrari following fourtime champion Sebastian Vettel and current partner Carlos SainzldquoFor me itrsquos an incredible opportunityrdquo Leclerc tells BBC Sport ldquoFirst to learn from the most successful driver ever And to prove myself as well against Lewis who is a benchmark for everybodyrdquoAlso ReadArgentina sack their Undersecretary GarroSome viewed Ferrarirsquos decision to sign Hamilton as a blow to Leclerc questioning the teamrsquos faith in their young driver However Leclerc 26 sees it differently ldquoNot at allrdquo Leclerc says ldquoBecause Ferrari is Ferrari And they need the best drivers in their cars So for the benefit of Ferrari it is completely understandable For me I donrsquot see any negative in that because itrsquos Lewis HamiltonrdquoLeclerc remains confident in his abilities and is eager to learn from Hamilton ldquoI need to be convinced that I am the fastest driver when I put the helmet on but I am really looking forward to it and it will be superinteresting for merdquo he says ldquoI have always said you learn from every single teammate you have over your career When I look at the way he drives because we always look at each other and data you donrsquot really see any weaknesses And thatrsquos where Lewis is incredible Hersquos only got strengthsrdquoThe matchup between Hamilton 39 and Leclerc is especially intriguing pitting the most successful driver in F1 history against the one many consider the fastest over a single lap Leclercrsquos record of 24 pole positions equal with threetime champions Niki Lauda and Nelson Piquet underscores his raw speed Notable achievements include putting the uncompetitive 2021 Ferrari on pole in Monaco and Baku and a stunning pole lap in Singapore in 2019Hamiltonrsquos move to Ferrari seemed inspired as the team ended 2023 strongly better shape than MercedesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever