Scuderia Ferrari Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc appeared again on a previous assembly with the most important driver within the historical past of the Maranello staff, Michael Schumacher.
Charles Leclerc was simply three years outdated when the German secured his maiden Formulation 1 championship with the Italian aspect, however making an allowance for Michael’s long-term sequence of spectacular outcomes with Scuderia Ferrari, the picture of Schumacher in a purple automobile clearly represented an early reminiscence within the younger lifetime of the Monégasque.
Equally to a number of present Formulation 1 drivers, Michael Schumacher has a particular place in Charles Leclerc’s coronary heart and even if the Monegasque has said a number of instances that Ayrton Senna was his idol, he did listing Michael Schumacher as one in all his all-time favourites.
Charles Leclerc now has the troublesome process of trying to copy at the very least a part of the triumphs of Michael Schumacher. For the reason that German driver left Ferrari, solely Kimi Räikkönen managed to win the World Championship for the Italian aspect, because the Finnish driver gained the title in 2007 following a dramatic closing spherical of the season.
Earlier than the beginning of the 2023 Formulation 1 marketing campaign, by which Charles Leclerc hopes to problem Max Verstappen for the world title, the Monegasque has recalled the primary time he met the Formulation 1 icon:
“Sooner or later after I was karting, Michael Schumacher was doing a little Formulation 1 check,” he mentioned in a latest biography about him known as Le Prodige. “It was a extremely particular second. I bear in mind coming into the paddock and we had the possibility to fulfill him, it was very thrilling. Fortuitously there was not lots of people, so he took a while to speak to us. He signed our fits, talked with us earlier than going again to his storage. It was actually candy and I used to be very impressed. I don’t even bear in mind what we had been speaking about as a result of all I may concentrate on was his purple swimsuit. I by no means thought I might in the future drive for the purple staff.” – Charles remembered.
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A number of weeks in the past, the Monegasque obtained the possibility to get behind the wheel of the Ferrari F2003 which helped Michael Schumacher win his sixth Formulation 1 world championship. Charles Leclerc drove the F2003 on the Yas Marina circuit and tweeted “what a day” whereas additionally posting on-board footage of him behind the wheel.
One other reminiscence recounted by the present Ferrari man within the biography is the primary time he visited Maranello, the headquarters of Ferrari. Even supposing the younger Monegasque was not capable of really enter the manufacturing unit, the second was nonetheless sufficient to depart a long-lasting impression.
“My first reminiscence of Maranello was with Jules [Bianchi].” – Charles Leclerc defined concerning his pal who tragically misplaced his life in 8 years in the past after an incident within the Japanese Grand Prix which happened the earlier 12 months – “He had a photoshoot and he tried to make me come inside with him nevertheless it didn’t work, so I needed to wait outdoors. However it was then after I realised that the entire city was devoted to Ferrari. I sat outdoors, within the parking zone for 2 hours, making an attempt to think about what the within of the constructing appeared like. In my head I used to be picturing one thing like Charlie and the Chocolate Manufacturing facility with the Oompa Loompas working round.” – the Ferrari driver concluded.
Feb 19, 2023
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