News Details
Leclerc's race number and the reason he chose it
Charles Leclerc's admits his Formula 1 race number with Sauber next year was a third choice as two other drivers on the grid secured his favourite digits. The 20-year-old Monegasque will be racing with #16 stamped on his Sauber-Alfa Romeo in his maiden season of Grand Prix racing. But how did the choice come about? "I wanted number seven first, but Kimi [Raikkonen]had it," said Leclerc. "Then I choose 10 but Pierre [Gasly] came to F1 and chose number 10. “Then I wanted 16 because it’s my date of birth and I could not find anything better. And one plus six is seven, my favourite number." Leclerc struggled to keep his 'secret' under wraps The 2017 Formua 2 champion...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Keeping Sauber F1 secret ‘difficult’ – Charles...
Charles Leclerc admits it was 'difficult' to keep F1's worst kept secret...
8y ago from ThisIsF1.com
Leclerc forced to settle for third choice F1 race...
Newly-announced Alfa Romeo Sauber Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc has...
8y ago from Motorsport.com
Leclerc out to prove his ‘value' to Sauber
Handed a Sauber race-seat for next year's championship, Charles Leclerc...
8y ago from PlanetF1.com
Sauber confirm Leclerc and Ericsson for 2018
Sauber have confirmed that Charles Leclerc and Marcus Ericsson will race...
8y ago from FormulaSpy.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Is Alex Marquez’s Jerez MotoGP breakthrough real or...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Should there be a tear-off rule following Marco...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Miguel Oliveira reveals what’s ‘more difficult’...
Miguel Oliveira says WorldSBK’s race weekend format is harder to adapt...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Motorsport legend Alex Zanardi dies aged 59
Ex-F1 and CART driver Alex Zanardi has passed away aged 59. His family...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Mick Schumacher shares injury update after breaking...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Zanardi: The man whose name is a synonym for “hero”
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Dual-tone Chevy ZR1X pace car revealed for...
The NTT IndyCar Series has revealed the Chevrolet pace car for the...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Why Hyundai’s WRC season “really starts” at...
No description available...
6h ago from Motorsport.com
M-Sport weighs up WRC new car build as all options...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Toyota steps up WRC 2027 car testing with new look...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
How Dani Sordo brings "different ideas" to...
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Mileage in Myles in midfield: why MLS must change...
I’ve been banging the drum for Myles Lewis-Skelly to move into midfield...
13m ago from FreshArsenal.com
Have Arsenal found the keys to unleash Gyokeres at the...
Viktor Gyökeres has divided opinion since arriving, but one thing is...
2h ago from FreshArsenal.com
“It’s a horrible one” - Gary Neville names...
Manchester United legend Gary Neville has named the one fixture in which...
5h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Viktor Gyökeres has scored 21 goals this season. He...
y Alexis Sánchez and Thierry Henry have had more prolific first seasons...
5h ago from TheGuardian.com
Comments
Hottest News
Fernando Alonso identifies new Aston Martin issue amid...
Fernando Alonso has highlighted the next agenda... Read More »
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Lando Norris ‘gutted' after crucial ‘no excuse'...
Lando Norris has said McLaren did not give him a... Read More »
33m ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Lewis Hamilton makes rude gesture by flipping off F1 rival...
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was not... Read More »
33m ago from GPFans.com
