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Former Formula 1 driver believes Sebastian Vettel has lost his number 1 status

JJ Lehto, one of Michael Schumacher's teammates at Benetton, believes Charles Leclerc has already gained the number 1 driver status at Ferrari. The former Formula 1 driver who competed between 1989-1994 suggests Vettel doesn't have the right people around him at Ferrari.  "Michael [Schumacher] was no tyrant. He was an insanely good driver, but he also put the right people around him. Perhaps that is Vettel's weakness: he didn't have the people to bring with him to Ferrari to build his own team," Lehto told Iltalehti newspaper.  Ferrari have won just two races across the whole 2019 F1 season. Both of those falling to 21-year-old Leclerc in his first season at the...
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