Charles Leclerc coping with pressure better than Sebastian Vettel - Vasseur

Leclerc made his debut in his rookie season last year with Sauber (now Alfa Romeo Racing), who Vasseur runs.

Vasseur didn’t expect Leclerc to settle in so quickly at the Scuderia after only one season in Formula 1.

He said to French broadcaster Canal Plus: “I did not expect that Charles would settle in at Ferrari so quickly.

“Everything seems a bit more difficult for Vettel.

“Both of them are under pressure from Mercedes but Leclerc is coping with it better.”

With the Monegasques impressive performances so far this season, many believe that he could potentially be Ferrari’s number one driver soon.

Vasseur felt, despite his crash, Leclerc showed a good enough performance to be on pole at the German Grand Prix but was unfortunately unable to run in Q3.

“Charles had a great first half of the season,” Vasseur added.