Having pinned his colours to the Ferrari mast, Charles Leclerc will “never be World Champion” according to Jacques Villeneuve, who believes that reality has begun to sink in.

Now in his seventh season, but with just eight grand prix wins on the board, the 1997 World Champion reckons Leclerc’s star has fallen.

Charles Leclerc told: ‘It’s gone bad, it’s gotten worse’

A Ferrari junior said to the team’s next World Champion, Leclerc and Ferrari have yet to put together a perfect season – or even a really good one from both sides.

When the car had pace in 2022, Leclerc made mistakes such as his crash while leading the French Grand Prix, and when he showed form in 2023, his season was blighted by reliability issues with his campaign including a DSQ for excessive skid plank wear at the Unit

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