Leclerc not yet a leader at Ferrari: ''There is nothing in his contract''

Leclerc not yet a leader

Vettel's dream burst when the team announced that he had to leave. As a four-time world champion, Vettel was the man who had to lead Ferrari back to a world title, but was unable to do so. Leclerc knocked him off the throne and seems to be his logical successor, but Binotto doesn't want to call it that yet.

''There is nothing in Charles' contract that makes him the leader. The two are free to fight each other on the track. I think it's important that they don't touch each other, that's obvious, but they have equal opportunities at the beginning of the season,'' says Binotto according to Racefans.net. The Italian has high expectations for Sainz.

Sainz gets little time

''He has had for many seasons with different teams and therefore has worked with his engineers using different methods to get the setup right. He brings that experience to us and can help us further. I also expect that he will be a good teammate for Charles. It's hard work but I expect the team to be stronger as a result.''

Sainz doesn't have much time to get used to his new environment, because with only a day and a half of testing in Barcelona, he can't know the car from head to toe. However, according to Binotto, that is not a problem. ''Already in the beginning of 2021 he can help the team and make it stronger, we don't have to wait until 2022 to do that. In 2021 we will already benefit from his arrival,'' concludes Ferrari's team boss.