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Charles Leclerc: “People say the pressure in Ferrari will be on another level - but mental strength is my biggest quality”

Charles Leclerc: “People say the pressure in Ferrari will be on another level - but mental strength is my biggest quality”

F1 Beyond The Grid vor 7 Jahren

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It takes a special kind of driver to get the call to race for
Ferrari with less than a season of Grand Prix racing under your
belt - especially when the man you’re set to replace is a world
champion. Charles Leclerc is that driver.

The young man from Monaco has shown flashes of brilliance this
year while racing for Sauber, but it’s not just his skills behind
the wheel that set him apart - it’s his mental fortitude too. On
this week’s episode of Beyond The Grid, presented by Bose,
Leclerc explains to Tom how his racing persona was toughened by
personal tragedy, including losing his father midway through his
title-winning F2 campaign in 2017 and the passing of godfather
Jules Bianchi in 2015. He also discusses his thoughts on his
impending move to F1’s most historic team, shares anecdotes of
growing up around F1 drivers in Monaco and much, much more…