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Heidfeld says expectations on Leclerc 'unrealistic'

Jul.28 Charles Leclerc has not had a good start to 2020, according to former F1 driver Nick Heidfeld. Indeed, although he was a surprise second in the uncompetitive Ferrari in the first Austrian race, the 22-year-old took all of the blame for a crash with his teammate Sebastian Vettel in the second. And although he's leaving the Italian team at the end of the year, it was Vettel who looked the more competitive driver last time out in Hungary. "Leclerc has not done well in the last two races," Heidfeld, who contested 185 grands prix until 2011, told Sky Deutschland. In fact, he called Hungary a "weak race" for Leclerc. "I've been saying for months that Leclerc is...
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