Charles Leclerc has picked which one of the classic Ferrari cars he has driven was his favourite after he hopped in the cars of Ferrari legends Gilles Villeneuve and Niki Lauda.
Being a Ferrari driver comes with the added perk of having access to one of the most storied garages in motorsport history and Leclerc has been enjoying that privilege in recent weeks.
Earlier this month, the Monégasque drove Gilles Villeneuve’s Ferrari 312 T4 at Fiorano to mark the 40th anniversary of his death and later he would climb into Niki Lauda’s 1974 car at the Monaco Historic. Unfortunately for him, it seems his Monaco curse is not just confined to Formula 1 as he crashed the Ferrari 312 B3 into the wall.
During the press conference ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, Leclerc was given the unenviable task of picking his favourite out of the two.
“Well, Niki’s one was amazing, until the failure where it was a bit less amazing there,” he said.
“But to be honest, the one of Gilles, that I drove, I had the museum tyres, so I couldn’t push at all: they were very, very old tyres. It was difficult to go over 100kph, so I had a lot more fun in Niki’s car.”
Leclerc was also asked about his team-mate Carlos Sainz’s statement that he would not drive a classic car incase it caused him an injury which could affect his F1 season but the Monégasque did not feel the same kind of pressure despite now having a title-contending car.
“To be honest, before that, I think all the checks that had to be done, were done. Obviously there was a shakedown of this car the Thursday before. The failure that happened was on a screw of the brake pads. And it’s impossible to know.
“Then, of course, fighting for a Championship like this, I’ll think twice before doing it again in the future. But yeah, it’s also part of our job. And sometimes we need to go into those cars. And it’s always also an honour for me, I’m very happy and very proud to be driving those cars.
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