It was within the ideas of Charles Leclercfinal Sunday, whereas profitable for the primary time in Monte Carlo, his residence. Jules Bianchi, the French driver who died on the age of 25 after 9 months in a coma following the accident in Japan in 2014, is all the time within the recollections of the Monegasque from Ferrari: they had been household pals, the 2, and because of the Bianchis, Leclerc managed to make your manner into F1. Charles “inherited” the supervisor from Jules, Nicolas Todt, son of Jean, former boss at Maranello and long-time president of the worldwide federation. Because of this, Charles gave Jules’ father, Philippe, essentially the most treasured object for a pilot: the helmet. Exactly the helmet devoted to Jules that Leclerc utilized in Japan to pay homage to his late good friend.
Philippe Bianchi, in a submit, emotionally thanked Leclerc: “Thanks Charles for this reward and your tribute and your eternally assist to Jules. From the Bianchi household, congratulations in your improbable victory in Monaco: I believe that Hervé (Leclerc’s father, who additionally died, ed.) and Jules are very pleased with you and the improbable man and driver that you’re… #eternally Hervé and Jules.” Charles does not overlook. And he did not do it final Sunday both, on essentially the most stunning and intense day of his profession. He had been attempting for 5 years to win within the metropolis the place he was born and raised, however one thing all the time went incorrect. “I do not imagine in curses,” he mentioned instantly after the success, which he had missed for a 12 months and a half (Austria, July 2022). Revealing how within the last laps he even had problem seeing as a consequence of all of the tears rolling down his eyes. He was pondering of his father Hervé, who died in 2017, who had made so many sacrifices to make his dream come true. And exactly to Jules. Having gotten out of the automobile, Charles nonetheless could not maintain again his emotion. And he defined: “Within the final 15 laps I’ve seen my entire life once more, the folks I miss a lot. My dad, Jules…. It is most likely the primary time in my profession that this occurs to me whereas I am driving, perhaps solely in Baku in 2017, dad had simply handed away, it was tough to take care of it mentally. I had flashbacks of all of the moments we spent collectively, of all of the sacrifices dad made for me to get to the place I’m. It isn’t simply my dream to win in Monaco, however each of us. Monaco is the race for which I turned an F1 driver.” He additionally spoke about it with Jules Bianchi, who collected the one factors of his profession in Monte Carlo in 2014. The Frenchman drove Marussia (Ferrari engine), a small crew that not exists, and completed the race eighth, however then he was relegated to ninth as a consequence of a penalty imposed for a incorrect begin on the grid. Leclerc was 17 years previous and had simply landed in a single-seater from karting. He additionally dreamed of F1, he obtained it. And he does not overlook those that can not dream.
Vasseur and the post-Monte Carlo: “Ferrari, a victory doesn’t make us world champions”
by Alessandra Retico
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– 2024-06-23 18:49:45
