Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz spent four seasons together at Ferrari. Sainz arrived as the replacement for Sebastian Vettel in 2021, while Leclerc was promoted from Sauber in 2019. <\/p>\n
Leclerc inadvertently drove Vettel out<\/a> of the team by beating him immediately. Sainz had impressed at upper midfield team McLaren, finishing sixth in the standings in back-to-back seasons, and was the top target to replace the four-time world champion.<\/p>\n Leclerc<\/a> and Sainz proved to be closely matched. The Monegasque picked up 1,029 points during the partnership, while the Red Bull academy graduate notched just over 900.<\/p>\n CATEGORYLECSAIPoints1,029900.5Wins64Poles196Podiums3325How Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz compared at Ferrari<\/p>\n By the end of last season, they were the longest-serving duo in F1. But Ferrari<\/a> released Sainz on the expiry of his contract in order to sign superstar Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n Charles Leclerc admits he\u2019s envious of Carlos Sainz\u2019s adaptability<\/p>\n Speaking to the official Ferrari magazine<\/a>, Leclerc assessed the three teammates he\u2019s had at Maranello. He says Vettel taught him the importance of attention to detail. <\/p>\n He didn\u2019t necessarily go up against the peak version of the German driver, but he could still learn a great deal from his working methods. The same can be said for his collaboration with Hamilton, a \u2018unique talent\u2019.<\/p>\n As for Sainz, Leclerc admits that he\u2019s \u2018always envied\u2019 how quickly he can \u2018adapt to all sorts of conditions\u2019. The Budapest pole-sitter has occasionally struggled in the wet, including at the British GP when he finished a season-low P12. <\/p>\n Sainz has been forced to become adaptable, having raced for five different teams in the last decade (Toro Rosso, Renault, McLaren, Ferrari and now Williams).<\/p>\n \u201cIn recent years in F1, I\u2019ve always had fantastic teammates,\u201d said Leclerc. \u201cFirst Seb Vettel, a really hard worker and I got to see up close how much attention he paid to even the smallest detail, and I learnt a lot from him. <\/p>\n \u201cThen came four years with Carlos Sainz<\/a>, whose ability to quickly adapt to all sorts of conditions I\u2019ve always envied a bit. And now, Lewis, who is a unique talent and a legend of the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n Does Charles Leclerc have one final weakness he needs to address at Ferrari?<\/p>\n Ferrari\u2019s sporting director rushed to calm Leclerc down<\/a> after the Hungarian GP, a race where he slipped from the lead to fourth in a painful final stint. By the time he got to the media pen, he was much more measured.<\/p>\n