Leclerc acknowledges having stolen some secrets from Fernando Alonso | Formula 1

Carlos Sainz’s teammate at Ferrari is one of those who has celebrated the Asturian’s return to Formula 1. And it is that Leclerc does not forget that 2018 in which he had the opportunity to learn from Fernando Alonso and to steal some of his secrets. “I am especially grateful to Alonso, in 2018 we were fighting in the same positions, I observed how he drove and how he reacted to my maneuvers. I learned a lot from him, so I stole some secrets from him, “said the Monegasque, who drove for Alfa Romeo this season.” For us, the youngest drivers on the grid, it is a privilege to have four world champions on the track alongside us “, added Leclerc, referring to Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel. On the latter he also commented:” I want him to return to the top, because he has done great things in his career and is a great pilot Alonso’s good wishes with Leclerc One year after meeting him on the track, already away from Formula 1, Fernando Alonso spoke of Leclerc’s arrival at Ferrari like this: “This first year will be difficult, you feel the pressure that you breathe and you have to assimilate it. But looking ahead, I think he has all the credentials to be a great success, I wish him that. ”“ It’s not easy when you’re inside every weekend, you expect a victory and Ferrari is the best known and most loved team in the world. ”Continued the Spanish. “When I competed there, we lacked technical skills and resources, but we were very competitive. Now the car is very competitive, but the climate of excessive pressure does not help. And then the Mercedes is very strong ”, added Fernando Alonso, referring to the problems that Leclerc would face.To date, Charles Leclerc has contested a total of 40 races with the Ferrari team, with which he has achieved two victories, three second places and seven third places. It is not surprising that other drivers, such as George Russell, think that the Monegasque will fight for the world championship in the future. “I think Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen. I suspect they are the two who will be at the top in the future, ”said the Williams driver. “I see that we could potentially have a fierce rivalry in the future, so I look forward to that challenge. Either fighting them in different cars, or fighting them as teammates, “added Russell, including himself in the fight. Sainz’s secrets, open to Leclerc The 23-year-old driver, in addition to having had the opportunity to learn from Fernando Alonso in the past, he now has to do the same as another Spanish like Carlos Sainz. The Madrid native was open to collaborating with Leclerc after the preseason: “My philosophy in testing with my teammates has always been to try to share and open the book of secrets to help the team. It is the relationship I had with Lando Norris and Ferrari I have brought that spirit of trying to open the book a little and talk to each other to see how we can improve the car together, “he said. Carlos Sainz invited his new teammate to do the same. despite acknowledging that he was the one who had to learn the most: “I trust that he also has the book open and not closed, as happens in other teams, and that we can learn from each other, but above all more me from him than he from me. ”“ Obviously I have a lot more to learn than Charles and I will use his data more than he will use mine.I will use his feedback and others to try to understand well what he takes out of the car and how he is able to get the most out of the Ferrari, and therefore I am going to work with him and I am going to try to learn everything I can, ”he insisted. is that neither Leclerc nor Carlos Sainz will fight for the World Championship in 2021. Ferrari’s fight will be with McLaren, and perhaps with AlphaTauri, Alpine or Aston Martin, for third place in the World Championship, so their two drivers will have to work together to add the highest number of points. Aware of this, Carlos Sainz extended his hand to Leclerc during his presentation: “For me this year it will be very difficult to beat you, because I still need to know the team a bit, although I will always give my best and I think that this maximum will be to beat you. We will see. There is one thing we must do together and that is to help Ferrari move forward. If there is a year in which we must work together, I think this is it. Later, when a World Cup or something special is at stake, we will worry about each other ”. Will Leclerc take advantage of Carlos Sainz’s good will to steal some secrets from the Madrilenian as he did in his day with Fernando Alonso?