Charles Leclerc says adapting to a larger team has been the biggest challenge of his first year as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver. Long-term Ferrari protégé Leclerc stepped up to Formula 1 in 2018 with Sauber off the back of successive titles in GP3 and Formula 2, and was promoted to a Ferrari seat for 2019. He took pole position in Bahrain and Austria and came close to a maiden win on both occasions, denied by an engine glitch at Sakhir, before being passed late on by Max Verstappen at Spielberg. He holds fifth place in the standings, 24 points behind team-mate Sebastian Vettel. “Obviously being a Ferrari driver is always a dream come true, but it also is quite a lot more...
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