Charles Leclerc is now an eight-time Formula 1 race winner and driver for Scuderia Ferrari. However, before this, he was a young boy from Monaco whose family had to make sacrifices, including his brothers giving up karting for him. Now, all three Leclerc brothers have been able to drive F1 cars.
The Leclerc family was not in a position to put all three kids through karting. In fact, Charles Leclerc had to score several sponsorships very early on to be able to continue. His two brothers, Lorenzo Tolotta-Leclerc and Arthur Leclerc, were unable to contine their kating careers.
Later on, when Charles was further into his career, Arthur was able to begin karting again and even worked his way up to Formula 2. He currently drives in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for AF Corse. He is also a part of the Ferrari family.
At the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Arthur drove in FP1 alongside Charles. Now, their older brother has also had his time in a Ferrari Formula 1 car.
Leclerc’s time at Paul Ricard
Posted to Instagram, Lorenzo said, “Did not expect to start this week driving an F1 ! Thanks to these two @charles_leclerc & @arthur_leclerc ❤️❤️Amazing feeling and unforgettable experience surrounded by the best 🥰🥹.”
The three brothers were joined at the Paul Ricard circuit with their partners and mother. You can see pictures and video footage of Lorenzo’s time below.
Charles also took to Instagram to share the occasion, sharing Lorenzo’s post to his story with the caption, “Now all 3 Leclerc brothers have driven a Formula One car. What a day,” he wrote.