Drivers
Charles Leclerc
- Team Ferrari
- Date of birth 16/10/1997
- Place of birth Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Debut Australia, 2018 (Alfa Romeo)
For 33 laps, Leclerc made a one-stop strategy work by continually lapping within the same second to beat the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. It was the sort of drive plenty can ponder and few can execute, and adds another arrow to what’s already a formidable quiver as he begins his association with Lewis Hamilton, one he knew about before re-signing ahead of 2024.
For Leclerc, the arrival of the sport’s most statistically-imposing driver is a chance to learn while offering a chance to boost his stocks. Beating Hamilton is one thing; beating him and winning a title for a team – a country – desperate for it? It’d be the stuff of legend – and something not beyond him.
Teammate
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