Scuderia Ferrari Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc has recalled meeting F1 legend Michael Schumacher as a child – and reminisced on how starstruck he was. Charles met the seven-time Formula 1 world champion around 15 years ago during a break in kart testing at Circuit Paul Ricard in France.
Michael spoke to the current Ferrari driver and some of his competitors in his paddock, before the future F1 star asked the German to sign his overalls. Charles Leclerc recently shared a throwback picture of the moment he met Schumacher and posted the following words:
“I was testing on the karting track. Michael was testing on the F1 track. He signed our overalls, talked to us for a little bit before going back inside the pits. Definitely a special moment. I never thought I would be driving for the same team he was driving for back then.” – the Monegasque driver explained.
In a recent interview for Formula One’s official website, Charles said: “I was very, very impressed, that is the biggest thing I remember. To tell you exactly what we spoke about is difficult because the only thing I remember is looking at his red overalls, looking at him, and being just as a normal child would be, watching Michael at that time. It was very special. I remember coming into the paddock, we had an opportunity to see him. It was all very exciting. It was a test day for us on the karting track. I asked him to sign my overall. Then he had to go to the engineers. He was very nice, we were lucky in the paddock, nobody there. He took a bit of time to talk to us. It was really nice.” – Charles concluded.
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