Charles Leclerc refuses to tell his mother that he will "be careful" while racing in Formula 1, as "that wouldn't be true".
Leclerc has been racing in Formula 1 for several years now and spent much more time than that in karting and then the feeder series. But that does not make him any less susceptible to the dangers that all racers accept before they put on their helmets.
F1 is a safer sport than it ever used to be after advancements in technology. One of the most important introductions, the halo, was controversial when brought in – but Leclerc's life was one of the first saved in a huge smash at the first corner of the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix.
