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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Giles Richards at Silverstone

Charles Leclerc: ‘I want to bring Ferrari back to where it deserves to be – on top’

Charles Leclerc at Silverstone.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc takes a break during a practice session for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

There is an admirable spirit to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and, as you would expect from a highly competitive Formula One driver, he is feisty. Yet there is also refreshing honesty. In a sport where self-belief and ego are equal and often the noisier, undeserving senior partners to talent and touch, Leclerc has a distinctively mature attitude.

“There is this legend that some people have infinite confidence,” he says. “But there are moments that are difficult for everybody and you go through a period where you are asking yourself questions. I have always had the approach where I am asking myself: ‘Is this the right approach, Charles?’”

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