| Drivers: | Ericsson v Leclerc |
|---|---|
| Team: | Sauber |
| Races: | 21 |
| H2H Winner: | Leclerc (0/6/0) |
| Ericsson | Leclerc | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 9 | 39 | Leclerc |
| Race Result | 3 | 9 | Leclerc |
| Qualifying | 4 | 17 | Leclerc |
| Fastest Lap | 8 | 11 | Leclerc |
| Laps in Top 10 | 230 | 479 | Leclerc |
| Best Result | 9th (x3) | 6th | Leclerc |
SEASON WRAP
An outstanding rookie year for Charles Leclerc saw the young Monagasque demolish his far more experienced teammate Marcus Ericsson 6-0. And to the victor the spoils. Leclerc ascends to take a seat alongside 4x World Champion Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari in only his second F1 season – a truly astonishing and unprecedented achievement.
Leclerc is clearly an exceptional talent but to give him his dues Ericsson had one of his stronger seasons. Unfortunately for the Swede his teammate got even stronger in the second half of the season beating Marcus 1:8 in quali and 0:4 in race results. One of the nice guys of the paddock Ericsson will depart F1 next year with an eye on Indycar.
With closer Ferrari (Alfa Romeo) backing Sauber had an impressive season in 2018. With a new driver pairing of Kimi Raikonnen and Antonio Giovinazzi it will be interesting to see how they can progress in 2019.