NEW BLOOD FILE. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc (RIGHT) is excited about Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton joining the Prancing Horse next season. Picture: Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
Image: Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc envisages Lewis Hamilton’s move from Mercedes to the Prancing Horse next season as exciting times.
Leclerc was speaking ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend, as Mercedes have a slim chance of winning the constructors title
Leclerc has won three races this season, with teammate Carlos Sainz notching up two victories.
Ferrari are 21 points behind McLaren ahead of the final race of the season.
Looking further ahead though, with Hamilton joining Ferrari - supporters would be in for a wild ride said Leclerc,
"With Lewis it's going to be crazy because he is such a talented driver," Leclerc told AFP at the Yas Marina circuit on Thursday.
"He's the most successful driver in Formula One and so it's going to be a great challenge to measure myself against him in the same car.
"I'm eager to learn from Lewis but also to show what I can do alongside him.”
On Ferrari’s chances in the constructors title, Leclerc said: "It's still doable, but we're not going to deceive ourselves, we're going to need to do a really good job and for McLaren to find themselves in a spot of bother.
"We can't say how McLaren will perform, but we can try to control what we do and we'll try to give everything to win the title.”
On Friday, Leclerc will team up with his younger brother Arthur in a free practice.
"When we were 10 we used to play on the game console against each other both in Ferraris. This time it's going to be for real so it's great."
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