F1 | Leclerc: “There's a lot of pressure in Ferrari, but it's a great honor to drive it”

In recent weeks, Charles Leclerc has become, we can officially say, Ferrari's top driver, after the farewell of the champion Vettel and the arrival of Carlos Sainz, all obviously from 2021. The Monegasque has been a guest on several broadcasts, he testimonial for an important brand and is making headlines for all the charitable initiatives of recent months. He has opened a Twitch channel, from which he broadcasts his virtual races and clearly this puts considerable pressure on him. On Tuesday he was called by Alex Zanardi, legend of our sport and not only motorsport, during the program broadcast on RAI 1 "Never give up". The former Williams and Lotus driver first asked him if he feels this pressure.

“There is pressure, you feel a great responsibility, but I think it's like that even at 30 years old when a driver gets into a Ferrari – Leclerc said. However, I start from the assumption that every time I get into the car I concentrate on the work I have to do, and if I do it perfectly, I have faith that the results will arrive."

“The shortcomings of my dad and Jules have made me mentally stronger and they also allowed me to understand that there is more than motorsport, namely family, which is the most important thing. When everything goes well you don't notice it much. Running has always been good for me, even when I lost them, because it's my passion, I'm happy to drive when I'm in the car. With Anthoine (Hubert, ed.) it was different, because every time I passed the spot of his accident in Spa, it was very difficult, having lost a friend there."

“Melbourne 2018 was special, it was mentally difficult: I was shaking on the starting grid, but I realized the dream I had as a child, I dreamed it a thousand times, but there was tension. The following year I experienced something equally special: once I arrived in Formula 1, I was already looking at the red car, dreaming of being there. There's definitely pressure – concludes Leclerc – but it's a great honor, because you finally have the chance to drive a car capable of showing what you can do."