![]() “Yeah, well, brave, I wouldn’t go that far, but I am sure that he enjoyed it. When asked if Ronaldo was unfazed during his ride, Leclerc laughs. But we didn’t talk too much about work, it was more about having fun.” The way he prepares himself, et cetera, which was very, very interesting,” Leclerc says. Ronaldo, who recently equaled the all-time international goalscoring record at Euro 2020, met Leclerc when he visited Ferrari’s famous Maranello headquarters in May. Bryn Lennon/Getty ImagesĪs someone who wants to reach the peak of his sport, Leclerc says he admires fellow athletes who can show their ability to excel, including Juventus and Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Leclerc drives during qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix on in Monte-Carlo. “Whenever he needs help, he knows that I’m here for him and he can call me anytime but most of the time, we are just speaking about our lives, just like normal brothers will do.” Ultimately, the foundation of their relationship lies off the track. “But whenever I see him from the outside, I start to think about all the bad scenarios that can happen,” he adds. “I’m 10 times more stressed whenever it’s him racing compared to when I am racing, because when I have the helmet on, I don’t think about the danger of the sport,” he says. “I really hope that he will be joining me on the Formula One grid very soon, but it’s still a long way to go.”Įven though Leclerc celebrates his brother’s success, his protective instincts trump his ability to fully embrace his pursuit of the sport. “I’m just very, very happy to see him doing so, so well,” Leclerc tells CNN Sport’s Amanda Davies. These days, the 23-year-old driver has a watchful eye on younger brother Arthur Leclerc, an up-and-coming racer three years his junior, who recently joined the Ferrari Driver Academy and clinched his maiden F3 victory at Circuit Paul Ricard. ![]() ![]() Charles Leclerc prepares to drive on the grid ahead of the Styria Grand Prix at Red Bull Ring on Jin Spielberg, Austria. ![]()
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