Collector Leclerc - Charles Leclerc: "I was a tifosi before being a driver, and that's a strength"

Never have the ties between a driver and a team been so strong. The Monegasque was born in F1 in Maranello, and Ferrari is his only family. First integrated into the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016, then invited to join the Scuderia in 2019, Charles has since delighted the hearts of the tifosi. Meeting with the prodigious son of the Red house.

Published 09/03/2025 à 15:30

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Collector Leclerc – Charles Leclerc: “I was a tifosi before I was a driver, and that’s a strength”

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If you look back, what are your good and bad times at the Team ?

Let's start with the worst, in Monaco in 2021 and 2022. Complicated moments, at home. The fact of having the possibility of being able to win at home and not having succeeded because of a technical problem in 2021 and a strategy a little (too) offbeat in 2022, it hurt me. The best moments are still 2019 in Monza for a first victory in front of the tifosi and Monaco last year in front of my compatriots. Two very strong moments that will remain very special no matter what happens next.

In terms of the emotions felt, do you think it will be possible to do even better one day?