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Piquet Jr says Hamilton now Ferrari's clear number 2

May 15 Former Formula 1 driver Nelson Piquet Jr. believes Lewis Hamilton has already slipped firmly into a supporting role at Ferrari behind Charles Leclerc. The comments come amid growing scrutiny of Hamilton's form after a difficult Miami weekend in which Leclerc again comfortably outpaced his seven-time world champion teammate. 'Are they equal in status? No,' Piquet Jr said on the Pelas Pistas podcast. 'Leclerc is number 1, Hamilton is number 2. Right now he's second, and Leclerc is ahead of him 80 percent of the time.' Piquet Jr said Ferrari effectively no longer needs to manage any internal hierarchy because the pecking order is already obvious on track. 'The team doesn't have to...
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