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Briatore tells Ferrari to make Leclerc 'number 1'

Oct.15 Ferrari should declare that Charles Leclerc is the team's new number 1 driver. That is the view of Flavio Briatore, who famously ran teams that carried first Michael Schumacher and then Fernando Alonso to multiple titles. Ferrari began the year saying quadruple world champion Vettel is number 1, but as 2019 races towards the end of the calendar it is clear that Leclerc is now charging for that top status. "Leclerc is faster than Vettel and ready to win the title," Briatore told Italian radio Rai Gr Parlamento. "If I was the team principal there, I would choose him as my first driver. He may not be perfect, but he still takes the car to the finish line. "Everyone...
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