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Vettel: 'Sad' at Raikkonen exit, 'big opportunity' for Leclerc

Sebastian Vettel says he will be “sad” to see Kimi Raikkonen leave as his Ferrari team-mate at the end of the current Formula 1 season. Vettel and Raikkonen enjoyed a healthy off-track relationship in Formula 1 that continued when the four-time World Champion joined the Finn at Ferrari in 2015. Vettel has spearheaded Ferrari’s challenge during their four years as team-mates, but that will not be extended into a fifth campaign, with Charles Leclerc replacing Raikkonen. “It’s a big change obviously, but I am more focused on the next race than I am on next year,” said Vettel. “I see there’s a big opportunity for Charles and I am happy about...
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