Ecclestone: Leclerc 'makes too many mistakes'
Charles Leclerc "makes too many mistakes".
That is the view of former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who thinks his "friend" Sebastian Vettel is now making a comeback at Ferrari after a slump.
Recently, many thought 22-year-old Leclerc was getting the hierarchical upper-hand at Ferrari over quadruple world champion Vettel.
But Leclerc admitted in Mexico that he still has things to learn.
"Maybe I need to be more decisive in terms of the strategies," he is quoted by Corriere dello Sport.
"I'm not yet at Vettel's level in that area."
And Ecclestone told the Swiss newspaper Blick that Leclerc is also still outclassed by Vettel in other areas.
"The boy is good, but he still makes too many mistakes, just as Verstappen did at the beginning of his career.
"Only if you are calm in the cockpit can you fight for the world title. Like my friend Sebastian. Ok, he had some difficult races but fortunately he has caught up again," he added.
However, on the occasion of his 89th birthday, Ecclestone declared that he thinks "Ferrari has the strongest driver duo for 2020".
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Hail to the king. Long live Bernie. Unfortunately, aging is a thing, and his comments are becoming less coherent. Re mistakes...does anyone remember HAM's driving off course at pit entry in the 2007 Chinese GP, thus ending his title hopes? But HAM learns from his mistakes, as does LEC.
Bernie has no room to talk. Selling F1 to Liberty was a monumental mistake for the good of F1.
I disagree that “ LeClerc makes too many mistakes.”
Plenty of other F1 drivers that make “too many mistakes. At his young age, LeClerc owns the
mistakes he makes, immediately with genuineness. He is respectful of other drivers, and does not behave like a child as some older drivers do. He’s got class and does not publicly blame or slam others.