“It’s the most effective,” Gene mentioned of Ferrari’s new driver partnership in a current look on the Beyond The Grid podcast. “I don’t assume you’ll be able to have a greater line-up.”
Referencing Leclerc’s earlier stints alongside Carlos Sainz and four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel, Gene continued: “Charles is at an excellent level in his profession – he’s matured a lot.
“Being the crew mate of Carlos, who’s additionally very diligent, technically excellent, very organised, labored so onerous… being the crew mate of Seb… Charles has been very fortunate to have two such good crew mates.
“Due to this fact, now even having Lewis as a crew mate, they work very nicely [together]. They aren’t political. I can actually inform that they work very nicely [together], and they’re pushing one another.”