Charles Leclerc says collaborating in first apply on Friday with youthful brother Arthur will likely be a “very, very particular second” for his household.
The pair will change into the primary brothers to participate in an official F1 session as crew mates in tomorrow’s first apply for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Will probably be Arthur Leclerc’s look in a grand prix session. The 23-year-old former Components 2 racer and ex-Ferrari Driver Academy member competed within the European Le Mans Sequence this yr with Panis Racing.
The elder Leclerc says that he’s thrilled for his youthful brother to lastly get a possibility to drive in a grand prix weekend resulting from their late father, Herve, having to decide on to prioritise Charles over Arthur for monetary causes once they have been youthful.
“Will probably be very, very, very particular,” he mentioned.
“It’s very particular as a result of I additionally know the entire background of how did he get there, how did we get there. Clearly, our dad and mom have achieved numerous sacrifices for each of us to pursue our dream. He needed to cease that dream for 3 or 4 years as a result of my father couldn’t stand up to the funding that was required for him to proceed. And I used to be the one one to proceed within the household.
“My older brother [Lorenzo] took a special step, which was learning – in order that was cheaper – and he’s very profitable in what he does. However my youthful brother wished to just do the identical as me.
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“He restarted a number of years later once I was supported by my supervisor, Nicolas Todt. I’ve seen how damage my father was when he mentioned to Arthur that he needed to cease racing as a result of we didn’t have the funds behind it.”
Arthur Leclerc may also participate within the post-season check day on Tuesday, sharing the SF-24 with Antonio Fuoco. The siblings’ mom, Pascale, will likely be current at Yas Marina to observe her sons driving collectively.
“To know that tomorrow he will likely be in FP1 with me is a really, very particular second, not just for each of us, however I feel for the entire household, for my mum – she will likely be travelling right here tomorrow to see FP1,” he mentioned. “So it will likely be a really emotional second, however I’m wanting ahead to it. He deserves it and I’m actually joyful for him.”
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