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Matthew Cooper

F1 chief predicts top three could be toppled by "terribly underrated" rival

Ferrari have been told Carlos Sainz Jr is 'more likely to trouble the top three' than Charles Leclerc by former F1 chief Trevor Carlin.

Leclerc has been widely considered Ferrari's biggest hope of winning a first F1 title since 2007, having finished second last year behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen. Carlin, however, believes Sainz is "terribly underrated" and will "deliver" for Ferrari if they give him a better car.

So far this season, Sainz has picked up 68 points and sits fifth in the driver standings while Leclerc has amassed 54 and is seventh. Sainz represented Carlin's Rodin Carlin team in 2012 back when he was a Formula 3 racer and Carlin told the Metro : "Carlos is steady, he's always there.

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