Leclerc's rapid rise through the junior formula marked him out as one to watch - someone with talent to burn. His first Fl season saw him 
o delivering regularly for the Sauber team, which earnt him a dream move to Scuderia Ferrari in only his second season at just 21. There, even with four-time World Champion Vettel in the other seat, he quickly asserted himself as the team leader, signing an unheard-of-for-Ferrari five-year contract that runs to 2024.