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Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz both say they will fight Lewis Hamilton ‘as much as I do with anybody else on the grid’.
Ferrari will start the 2021 season with a fresh line-up of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. At the Ferrari 2021 car launch the duo were asked how they feel about facing the most successful driver in Formula 1 history.
“Whenever I put the helmet on every driver is the same,” said Leclerc.
“I have huge respect for everyone on the grid and Lewis has achieved so much in the sport, but when I put the helmet on I try to fight him as much as I do with anybody else on the grid.”
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His feelings were echoed by his new team-mate Carlos Sainz.
“I see a Mercedes and I want to fight that Mercedes as much as I want to fight anyone else, I don’t see Lewis Hamilton inside the car,” Sainz explained.
“The respect I have for Lewis is huge and all drivers have a lot of respect for the guy who has seven world titles – it’s incredible – but you never think about who is inside the car, you always try to beat him.”
