The world of sport is full of stories of competing brothers, and motor racing is no exception. Yet of Formula One’s current twenty drivers, only one has a brother racing in a top category: Scuderia Ferrari Monegasque driver, Charles Leclerc. His brother Arthur, three years his junior, is closely following in Charles’ own footsteps
Charles Leclerc: “Arthur knows I’m there for any personal things he needs. But when it comes to racing, I prefer to let him find his own way and to make progress on his own, which I think is very important in this sport. Sometimes, during a race weekend, when Arthur is following my Formula 1 race on TV he spots things that maybe I’ve not noticed from inside the cockpit, and he lets me know, to try and help me. Which is always nice. So, the support goes both ways.”
“Our relationship is the normal kind of relationship that you find between brothers when there’s not much age difference between them. We’ve always been competitive, especially when we were younger. When we were little, being three years younger than me, he always wanted to do the same things that I did. Whereas when I was 8 or 9 it was quite easy to beat him, as grown-ups that 3-year age advantage has disappeared so nowadays it’s really hard to get the better of him, especially at tennis or padel. The competitiveness between us is still very keen.” – Charles Leclerc added, as reported by the Official Ferrari Magazine.
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“At Brignoles, we went mainly just to have fun [karting]. It is a place that’s close to my heart. It was great going back there with Arthur and our elder brother Lorenzo. We are all really close to our mum, too. When we were younger our whole family used to go karting there, and going back to our racing roots is always a great way to relax & have fun together between GP races. It brings back lots of old memories & it was lovely meeting up with all the people.”
“My father introduced me to motorsport so I don’t know if I would have become what I am if it weren’t for him. Even though I think maybe I would have ended up as a racing driver anyway, since it’s in my DNA. It’s what I love doing the most. But I don’t think I would have made it to Formula 1 without my father. His example was fundamental for my growth, as a driver, as much as, as a person.” – Charles concluded.
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