Former Ferrari boss reveals striking similarities between Charles Leclerc and a former great of the Scuderia. Stefano Domenicali expressed his appreciation for Charles.

Lamborghini CEO and Former Ferrari F1 Team Manager Stefano Domenicali has admitted to being impressed by Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who won the Belgian Grand Prix last Sunday at the Spa Francorchamps circuit. The young Monegasque driver held the lead for almost the entire race, despite carrying on with the psychological trauma of the tragic events of the Saturday F2 support race.

The lucidity, the coldness and the impeccable driving style, earned him a mention from Stefano Domenicali comparing the youngster to a former great of the Scuderia, Nikki Lauda, during a recent interview with the Italian Radio station, Radio Anch’io.

“Charles is a great guy, with his head on his shoulders and an extraordinary lucidity that reminds me of that of Niki Lauda.” – Stefano Domenicali said.

Perhaps such a comparison is important, with the former Ferrari and then later McLaren driver who recently passed away, given not only the number of titles won by the Austrian champion but also the intelligence shown over many years of his career, first as a driver, then as a successful manager: “In the junior categories he has always gone fast, but he has shown to be strong above all in his mind. We will hear about him for a long time, he has the rub of the mature drivers and Niki Lauda reminds me of him above all. How he coldly analyses every situation and for the ability he has to always keep calm.” – the former Ferrari sports director added.

At the same time, Stefano Domenicali talked about Ferrari’s first win of the 2019 Formula One season: “Yesterday’s was the victory of the team game, Ferrari managed very well the pit stops but don’t say that Vettel has abdicated. We must be careful about this, I’m sure that at Monza we will see great things.” – he concluded.