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Charles Leclerc The latest F1 news about Charles Leclerc

Get the latest news on Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc as it happens. The Monegasque driver will begin his fifth season at Ferrari in 2023, and will be joined by teammate Carlos Sainz.

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Born in Monte Carlo, Charles Leclerc began karting in 2005 and won several titles before graduating into single-seaters in 2014. In his debut season in Formula Renault, he secured seven podiums – which included a double victory at Monza – to finish the championship in second place.

Leclerc then progressed into Formula 3 in 2015, where he raced for Dutch team Van Amersfoort Racing and won three times. He briefly led the championship before finishing fourth. However, success would follow in 2016 and 2017, when he secured the GP3 and Formula 2 titles respectively. In 2016, Leclerc also joined the Ferrari Driver Academy, allowing him to act as a development driver for Haas and Ferrari. In capturing the Formula 2 crown, Leclerc became the youngest-ever champion of the F1 support series.

Practically peerless in GP3 and F2, much was expected when Sauber announced they had signed Leclerc to replace Pascal Wehrlein ahead of the 2018 Formula 1 season. He delivered, dragging his car to its limit and often beyond. It was this type of form that convinced Ferrari he was ready to step up and replace Kimi Raikkonen in 2019.

Just as he has done throughout his career, Leclerc hit the ground running, outscoring his four-time World Champion teammate Sebastain Vettel in their first season together. This included memorable wins at two of the most famous tracks in the sport – Spa-Francorchamps and Ferrari's hallowed Monza home.

Even without the car beneath him in 2020, Leclerc still showed flashes of brilliance, most notably in Austria and Great Britain where he finished on the podium, and at the Sakhir Grand Prix, when he qualified fourth.

After comfortably getting the better of Vettel, Leclerc faced a new challenge in 2021 when Carlos Sainz joined the team. The pair were mostly evenly matched throughout the year, though it was Sainz who scored more highly in the World Championship. This marked the first time that Leclerc had been beaten by a teammate over the course of a season in his racing career.

The 2022 campaign got off to a promising start for Ferrari, with the team seemingly having gained the edge after a wave of new technical regulations were introduced into the sport. Leclerc led Sainz in a 1-2 finish at the season-opening race in Bahrain.

However, the Monegasque's title challenge fell away as the Scuderia struggled with strategy mishaps, driver errors and reliability problems, though he still managed to claim a career-best P2 in the World Championship behind winner Max Verstappen.

Leclerc will be hoping to pose a more consistent threat to Verstappen's crown in 2023, where he will again partner with Sainz at Ferrari.

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F1 standings 2023

Pos. Driver Points
1
Max Verstappen
nld Max Verstappen Red Bull
0
2
Lewis Hamilton
gbr Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
0
3
George Russell
gbr George Russell Mercedes
0
4
Sergio Perez
mex Sergio Pérez Red Bull
0
5
Carlos Sainz
esp Carlos Sainz Ferrari
0
6
Lando Norris
gbr Lando Norris McLaren
0
Pos. Team Points
1
Red Bull
aut Red Bull Verstappen & Pérez
0
2
Ferrari
ita Ferrari Sainz & Leclerc
0
3
Mercedes
deu Mercedes Hamilton & Russell
0
4
Alpine
fra Alpine Gasly & Ocon
0
5
McLaren
gbr McLaren Norris & Piastri
0
6
Alfa Romeo
che Alfa Romeo Bottas & Zhou
0
Full standings

F1 calendar 2023

Race Date
bhr
Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit
5 Mar
sau
Saudi Arabian Jeddah Street Circuit
19 Mar
aus
Australian Albert Park
2 Apr
aze
Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit
30 Apr
usa
Miami Miami International Autodrome
7 May
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