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Heidfeld: "Leclerc was seen as the great saviour"

Nick Heidfeld believes that the expectations around Charles Leclerc at Ferrari were far too high. However, he thinks that the still young Monegask can handle the pressure that comes with driving for a team like Ferrari. Leclerc as great saviour "What I've been saying for months, Leclerc was seen as the great savior at the end of last year. Directly from the Italian side. The dream: he gets into the car and succeeds in what so many have failed: becoming world champion", says Heidfeld in his column on Sky Deutschland. "So much was projected onto him that he couldn't achieve it. In the months and weeks before the season began, he was a 'demigod'. Someone who could do anything....
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