Johnny Herbert believes Lewis Hamilton could be facing very difficult times as he has not had to face such a big challenge within the team since the days of Fernando Alonso.
Losing within the team to George Russell - Hamilton comes to Scuderia Ferrari with this baggage, but Charles Leclerc is in excellent form. In addition, he has serious experience in fighting multiple world champions, for example, he brutally ended the career of a certain Sebastian Vettel... Herbert claims that, knowing previous events, it is not necessarily the Briton who will be the winner.
"No one should expect Charles to hold back. Recall that Sebastian Vettel came to Ferrari as a four-time world champion, and then Charles came and simply pushed him out. He will not be afraid of Lewis Hamilton, quite the opposite! He will be respectful, but also aware. He realizes that Hamilton will be a serious opponent, but from the first meter he will do everything to get the most out of himself.
Leclerc has invested a lot in 2024 and this new challenge will put him at the level that both he and Ferrari need if they want to achieve their goals," Herbert said cryptically.
