Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc made an appearance in Sky Sports F1’s recent Vodcast. The Monegasque star spoke on a variety of subjects, including how he is managing during the COVID-19 crisis, eSports and more. He also spoke about his rivals and facing them on track.

He spoke about reigning champion Lewis Hamilton and how he is as a rival racing driver. He admitted that Lewis Hamilton is extremely clever and he has learned a lot from the 6-time world champion. Leclerc also admitted, “He always knows exactly what you are going to do next., with his experience. and that’s what makes him so good on track. He’s not very aggressive, always correct, but always good at anticipating what you’re going to do.”

What else did Charles Leclerc say?

The Scuderia Ferrari driver also confessed that the team is aware of where they are missing out compared to Mercedes. However, they cannot do anything about it, since everybody is in lockdown. Interestingly, Leclerc believes that it may not help much because Ferrari cannot work at all.

Charles Leclerc is also an avid gamer and often streams racing simulator games on Twitch. Clearly, he is doing a great job, because he is unbeaten after two rounds. The Ferrari driver seized victory at the Vietnam and Chinese Grands Prix. All the while, he squared off against on-track rivals like Lando Norris and Alex Albon. Leclerc even took on and defeated Esports specialists and the odd celebrity. Although many consider it as just a game, there are a few who know that there’s a lot at stake, aside from personal pride.

“There’s a lot of fun, but then there are some races where we take it quite seriously,” he said. “The official [virtual] F1 races are actually quite serious – and we all want to win.” He adds: “This is good way to stay sharp and practise with pressure. Even on a virtual game like this, I have pressure. When Alex was second and very close to me [in the fight for the lead in China], I absolutely wanted to finish first.”