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Ferrari team boss Frederic Vasseur was asked if he thinks Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc could take points from each other, which could hurt Ferrari’s title chances.
Next year Lewis Hamilton will join Charles Leclerc at Ferrari, and this will produce one of the strongest driver line-ups on the grid.
However, after the Canadian Grand Prix, journalists asked Ferrari’s team boss Frederic Vasseur if he thinks Lewis and Charles could actually take points from each other, which could ultimately hurt Ferrari’s title chances.
“I don’t think so, because I think you have a kind of mutual benefit into the team, and we are getting probably more points with two drivers than with one and a half,” the Frenchman said.
“This is a positive move from the performance point of view, and part of our result today is also coming from the fact that we have a good emulation between Carlos [Sainz] and Charles – that they are pushing each other.
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“As soon as one is a step down, the other one is there to get results and he is waking up the first one. It’s like this if you have a look from the beginning of last year.
“I am really convinced that I prefer having two strong ones than not.
“For sure, you can imagine the fact that you have two drivers and a potential of points for the team you are speaking about two.
“But I am sure that the potential of points for the team with two good drivers is much higher than with one and a half.
“That’s my view,” Vasseur concluded.
