Sebastian Vettel will remain Ferrari's preferred bet in the event of a 50/50 situation, but Scuderia boss Mattia Binotto admits that Charles Leclerc is gaining momentum with each passing race. At the start of the season, Ferrari admitted that Vettel was the team's de facto number one driver when it revealed that the German would get preferential treatment in a scenario that would warrant a choice. Indeed, in Australia and Bahrain, Leclerc was instructed to remain behind Vettel while it also swapped its drivers in China to the latter's advantage. Vettel mystified by drop-off in Ferrari qualifying pace Looking ahead, Vettel's fourth place and 18-point lead over Leclerc in the drivers'...
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