Marcus Ericsson has b🦩acked former Sauber teammate Charles Leclerc to “kick some ass” during his first Formula 1 seasoღn with Ferrari.

Ferrari has promoted its highly-rated protege 𒈔to partner four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel for the upcoming campaign as it bids to bounce back from successive title defeats to rivals Mercedes.

Lec🧸lerc✃ turned in an impressive rookie campaign with Sauber and his 2018 teammate and outgoing F1 driver Ericsson believes the 21-year-old Monegasque will continue to shine at the Scuderia.

“I would be very interested to follow Charles at F𓂃errari,” Ericsson said.

“I think he can♐ do really well, already next year.

“And of course if he does really well there it would reflect good on me, so let⛎’s hope he kicks some ass over there!”

When asked if he reckons Leclerc will surprise♈ Vettel, Ericsson replied: “I think so.

“It will be interesting to follow butꦆ I’🅠m pretty sure he will do really well.”

Leclerc’s form has been highlighted by reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton, who admitted he will need to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:raise his game in 2019, while long-time 𒐪rival Esteban Ocon has tipped Leclerc to pose a threat🐠 to Mercedes’ recent dominance of the sport.

“I think Charles will fight for the title next year for sure,” Ocon sa൲id. “At least it won’t be a sur🦹prise to me.

“I know he has a very good talent from day one. He’s one of the quickest guys 🌳ꦜout there, and I think he will show that next year, definitely.”

Leclerc’s move marks the first change Ferrari has made to its✅ driver line-up since Vettel joined the team in 2015, with Kimi Raikkonen heading back to the Sauber squad that launched his F1 career.

F1 sporting boss Ross Brawn has warned his former team that Leclerc will be 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:“less accommodating as Kimi” for Vettel and predic𓆉ts a tricker driver dynamic than Ferrari has been used to in recent years.