“At the beginning, I didn't want to arrive at a big team like Ferrari and say: 'Ok, I want the car like this' - I just wanted to try and adapt to the car and then see if I wanted to make some changes.”

Monégasque racing driver, born 1997

Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc is a Monégasque racing driver who competes in Formula One for Ferrari. He was born in 1997 and is known for his speed, consistency, and success at the highest level of the sport. Leclerc finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2022 with Ferrari. Across nine seasons, he has won nine Grands Prix, establishing himself as one of the leading figures in modern Formula One.