Marcus Ericsson believes former Sauber teammate Charles Leclerc will “kick some ass” when he joins Ferrari in 2019.
The Monegasque impressed greatly in his rookie season with the Swiss team scoring 39 points and finishing in the points in five of the final seven races including as the top midfield runner twice.
That was after he was confirmed as a driver for the Scuderia next season, becoming the youngest to do so in over half a century at just 21, and Ericsson is sure Leclerc will live up to the ever-increasing hype.
“I will be very interested to follow Charles in Ferrari, I think he can do really well already next year,” he told RaceFans.
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The Swede, who is heading to IndyCar, also has his own reasons for hoping Leclerc will perform to the standard expected with Ferrari.
“And of course if he does really well it will be good for me because it will reflect very good on me,” Ericsson believes.
“So let’s hope he kicks some ass over there! I think he will be interesting to follow, I’m pretty sure he will do very well.”