So you need leadership from Kimi?
Drivers don't lead the team. He doesn't need to stand on a pedestal and tell us how to do our jobs. The sense of confidence is where the leadership comes from and he will get that respect and trust because we can see that he knows what he's doing.

He doesn't have a great reputation technically, but it seems that you've not seen any weakness in that area..
His feedback is excellent. His knowledge of different engine maps and differential maps is excellent. I see no reason to say that he isn't a good development driver.

....The 2009 car was evolving ever further away from his driving preferences strong front end, quick and precise direction change and more towards Massa’s.Then Felipe had his accident and Kimi the driver Ferrari was paying off a year early became the sole focus for the last few races.
“What do you need from the car?” they implored.
He told them, and it worked and for those last few races he was consistently superb.
“Why didn’t you tell us before?” they asked.
“I did,” he shrugged.