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Leclerc didn't expect to outscore Vettel in first year

Charles Leclerc says he didn't expect to be able to beat Sebastian Vettel in his first season with Ferrari.  The Monegasque driver finished ahead of Vettel with more wins and pole positions, but when asked whether at the start of the year if he'd believe it if someone told him he'd beat his team-mate, he said he wouldn't have. 'No, no I didn't have that confidence,' Leclerc said after the race in Abu Dhabi. 'I always thought that if I did the job correctly success would come, but I mean Seb is a four-time World Champion, so it would have been difficult to believe it. 'I'm very happy with my first season. There's been regrets and mistakes, but I've learned from the mistakes and I'm sure it...
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