Charles Leclerc labels Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari switch the ‘biggest challenge’ of his career
Charles Leclerc embraces the challenge of facing Lewis Hamilton as teammate at Scuderia Ferrari in the 2025 F1 season.
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Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton (via Scuderia Ferrari)
Charles Leclerc will be partnered by Lewis Hamilton in the upcoming season. The seven-time world champion has high ambitions for his Ferrari debut. This can increase the pressure on the Monegasque driver. Now, Leclerc has accepted that he faces a stiff challenge this year.
The 27-year-old seeks to learn from his time alongside Hamilton at Maranello. So much so, Leclerc plans to analyze the Briton’s conversations within the garage. The Monegasque driver insisted that he remained fully confident about his capabilities against the seven-time world champion.
As a driver, I’ve got full trust in my ability.
Charles Leclerc said, as quoted by PlanetF1
Charles Leclerc confessed that facing Lewis Hamilton in equal machinery was going to be the biggest challenge of his career. He pointed out that Hamilton is the most successful driver in the history of the sport with over 100 race wins. Leclerc reckoned that having the Briton as his teammate would serve as a motivating factor this year.
It’s definitely a huge challenge and probably one of the biggest of my career. He’s the most successful driver in Formula 1 and to have him as my teammate is a really, really big motivation for me to learn from him but also to show what I’m capable of.
Charles Leclerc explained
Charles Leclerc ‘ready’ to challenge Max Verstappen’s dominance
Max Verstappen has won the past four world titles. The Dutch driver has been in a league of his own in the ground-effect era. However, 2025 is expected to witness close contest at the front of the field. Charles Leclerc declared that he feels ready to fight Verstappen. The Monegasque acknowledged he hopes to have a car capable of battling the Dutch driver this year.
I feel ready, but I guess only time will tell. Whenever I’ll find myself in that situation, we’ll see but, I feel ready.
Charles Leclerc added
Certainly, 2025 is a big year for Charles Leclerc. The 27-year-old can prove his worth to the Scuderia if he consistently outperforms Hamilton. However, this will not be easy as the seven-time world champion seems determined to perform during his first season at Maranello.
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