Hailed by F1 champs as a champion-in-waiting, Charles Leclerc says he will not let the praise go to his head.

Despite racing for Sauber, the Ferrari protege has already shown his class out on the track in his debut season.

Scoring points in Baku and again in Spain, where he was sixth and tenth, Leclerc has been tipped by F1 champions to win a title of his own down the line.

“He has the potential to win the championship one day,” said 2016 World Champ Nico Rosberg while Lewis Hamilton reckons the Monaco driver will do “great things.”

Meanwhile Sebastian Vettel says the hype surrounding the reigning F2 champion is “absolutely justified.