Charles Leclerc’s victory for Ferrari at Silverstone ended with an emotional exchange over team radio that revealed just how much the triumph meant to the Monegasque driver. After taking the win in the British Grand Prix, Leclerc shared a heartfelt moment with his race engineer Bryan Bozzi, who would later join him on the podium, thanking the entire team while giving special recognition to two people in particular: Andrea and Johannes.
Those names were far from random. Charles Leclerc was referring to Andrea Ferrari, his personal performance coach and fitness trainer, and Johannes Hatz, Ferrari’s performance engineer assigned to his side of the garage. While neither is as visible as the race engineer during a Grand Prix weekend, both play a vital role in Leclerc’s daily preparation and in the work that ultimately helped deliver Ferrari’s memorable victory at Silverstone.
Charles Leclerc’s team radio after his Silverstone victory
The first voice Charles Leclerc heard after crossing the finish line was that of Bryan Bozzi, who confirmed the victory with a message that carried a deeply personal tone: “And that’s P1. Tough times don’t last forever. Only the strong people endure.”
It was the perfect introduction to an emotional response from the Ferrari driver, who had endured several difficult weeks before turning his weekend around between the Sprint, qualifying and Sunday’s race.
Leclerc shouted with joy: “Yes! Come on! Finally! This one was especially beautiful, even though I would have preferred a slightly more normal finish. But all the hard work has paid off.”
He then echoed his engineer’s words: “As you said, tough times don’t last forever. Only the strong people endure.”
Moments later came the most meaningful part of the exchange: “Once again, great job, and thank you, thank you everyone. Thank you to Andrea, to Johannes. The feeling was better today as well, so thank you.”
Bozzi ended the conversation with a joke, reminding his driver to stop at the P1 board in the pit lane. Leclerc responded with a smile in his voice: “For heaven’s sake, it’s not that often we finish P1. I won’t get it wrong.”
Who are Andrea Ferrari and Johannes Hatz?
Andrea Ferrari is one of the people closest to Charles Leclerc throughout the Formula 1 season. More than simply serving as his fitness trainer, he acts as the driver’s personal performance coach, overseeing his physical preparation, helping structure his race weekend routines and ensuring he arrives at every Grand Prix in the best possible condition.
Ferrari itself describes him as the professional responsible for helping Leclerc consistently perform at his highest level across the season, with particular attention paid to the physically demanding races on the calendar.
His background reflects the highly specialised nature of his work. Andrea Ferrari holds a degree in Sports Science, has a master’s qualification in Clinical Posturology and specialises in athletic preparation for motorsport competitors. Rather than being a traditional personal trainer, he focuses specifically on the demands of Formula 1 drivers, balancing endurance, strength, recovery, posture and the management of physical stress during race weekends.
Johannes Hatz, meanwhile, is one of the key technical figures on Leclerc’s engineering team. Following Bryan Bozzi‘s promotion to race engineer ahead of the 2024 season, Hatz became the Moneagsque’s performance engineer, taking over the position previously held by Bozzi.
His responsibilities include analysing the car’s performance, interpreting the data gathered throughout the weekend and helping optimise the overall package to extract the maximum performance from Ferrari during every session.
Charles Leclerc had already spoken publicly about Hatz after the reshuffle within his side of the garage, admitting that it had initially been challenging to adapt to two new people in key positions, with Bozzi becoming his race engineer and Johannes taking over as performance engineer.
Even then, however, the Ferrari driver was full of praise, describing the work both men had done as “incredible.” His emotional message over the radio after winning at Silverstone was therefore no coincidence. It was a public acknowledgement of the quiet but invaluable contribution made by two of the most important members of his inner circle: one responsible for his physical preparation and personal performance, the other for maximising the technical performance of both car and driver throughout every Formula 1 weekend.
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