Charles Leclerc and Baku, a great story

Monegasque Charles Leclerc has always had a special relationship with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. On the Baku circuit, he experienced a lot of highs, some lows, and a moment that shaped him as a man.

Published on 09/06/2022 à 11:20

Jeremy Satis

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Charles Leclerc and Baku, a great story

Baku has not always been the highway to happiness for Charles Leclerc. © Xavi Bonilla / DPPI

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix has always been a special event in the young career of Charles Leclerc. Never, in the five years and four editions that he has been there, has the Monegasque spent an innocuous weekend without incident, whether positive or negative. A look back at the great story that links the Azeri route and the Monegasque pilot.

2017: Pain…and victory 

When he arrived in Baku for the first time in 2017, Charles Leclerc was in mourning. A few days earlier, the Monegasque lost his father, Hervé, following a long illness. Arrived in the skin of

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