Charles Leclerc steered clear on Thursday of suggestions that he had become a potential Ferrari number one driver after a near flawless performance by the 21-year-old two weeks ago at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Facing the media ahead of Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, the Monegasque batted away questions with the same unflappable poise he had demonstrated under the floodlights while leading at Sakhir. “I think things are going very quick in Formula 1,” said the Ferrari driver, who started on pole and set the fastest lap in Bahrain before being slowed by power unit problems and finishing third for his first podium. “After the first race, nobody sees me as a title contender and then after...
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