After fourteen races of the season Charles Leclerc leads Lewis Hamilton by forty-two points in the drivers' standings. Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes that Charles will lose his comfortable advantage over his renowned teammate as Hamilton gets accustomed to the car.
Juan Pablo Montoya: "Actually, Lewis is already at the point where he wants to get ahead of his teammate. He keeps working hard, but he doesn't like the car. The engineers are starting to understand that, but they still don't fully appreciate how difficult it is to drive their car.
Charles looks very quick because he has found an approach to the SF-25. But I think that as Ferrari adapts the car to Lewis's driving style, he will feel increasingly comfortable, and Charles's life will become more difficult. For now it's not too hard for him to beat his teammate, but we'll see what happens next."
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