Top 40 Charles Leclerc Quotes

It is vitally important for me to concentrate on myself, on the work that I have to do on the track and off it with the engineers, without really thinking about what people are expecting from me on the outside.

Before arriving at Ferrari, I had no idea how important it is for a Formula 1 team to be successful to have a successful relationship with their fuel and lubricants partner.

If you have one driver who only cares about himself then it’s not great.

I think I am my own biggest critic, yeah.

To be completely honest, I am obsessed with Formula 1 so in the off-season I would like to have just a few more races to still race in F1.

I will respect Ferrari’s decision for whoever is next to me and at the end it’s my job to adapt to the person next to me and you can always learn from whoever is your team mate.

I’m not someone that always feels confident about himself.

We need to keep working and I am pretty sure the results will come.

I’ve always been very hard on myself, it’s the way that works with me.

The red car, even before I knew it was called Ferrari, was my obsession.

I think it would be very exciting to do a track like Silverstone the other way around, to arrive so quick in Becketts and then Maggotts would be very exciting.

I just need to give the best of myself and work on myself.

My dream as a child was being a world champion.

Since I was a child I’ve been looking up to Formula One. Dreaming to be a Formula One driver.

All simulators are going to be different compared to reality, that’s how I see it.

Somehow when I am at the racetrack, I don’t really realise what is happening and I just focus on the job.

Experience is always a plus, but I believe if you are good enough for an F1 seat, you are good enough from the year you arrive in F1.

To grow you must understand and admit your mistakes, it is an approach that works for me, it is not necessarily the same for everyone.

There will always be some corners which are challenging and more dangerous than others.

I’ve done this in karting, to do one track in one way and then do it the other way.

The Spa-Francorchamps circuit has a special place in my heart.

Yes, there will be situations when you may need to be a little selfish, but it is better to find the right balance.

Anyone who has the chance to drive for Ferrari will drive for Ferrari.

I think we always need to see the positive.

Out of the car I am normal, calm. In the car I want to give my best. It is passion, when you are passionate about something you give everything. I change quite a lot when I am in the car.

I’ve done this in karting, to do one track in one way and then do it the other way.

From the beginning when you go into this sport, you know how dangerous it is. It will never be a safe sport.

As soon as I signed with Ferrari it was clear to me that people expected big performances from me. Even though people were realistic enough to see that I was only starting my second season and that I still had a lot to learn.

I analyse everything I do and when I see something I don’t like I try to find the solution and that’s why I’m so hard on myself.

At first, when I arrived at Ferrari, I was very intimidated by all the people there, by Ferrari itsel. This name is the biggest in motorsports.

I would love to drive a MotoGP but I’m not sure Ferrari agrees.

At the beginning, I didn’t want to arrive at a big team like Ferrari and say: ‘Ok, I want the car like this’ – I just wanted to try and adapt to the car and then see if I wanted to make some changes.

That first victory, before you get to it, it always seems so far ahead. You’re not sure whether you can make it or not. Once you do, obviously it’s a relief, but it also helps you to then deal better once you are in the lead of a race.

The atmosphere in Sochi is unusual, in that we are surrounded by the Olympic complex. It is special to compete at a location that has played such a big part in international sporting history, which gives this place a unique feeling.

As team-mates, it is difficult to act as a mentor.

It will always remain a dangerous sport.

Of course, the cars are getting safer and safer but, when you are going at 340km/h, it can never be safe. This I knew from the start.

The Sochi circuit can be challenging, featuring a combination of high speed straights and lots of corners, especially in the last sector.

My ambition is to one day be in Formula 1 and hopefully become world champion.

My father, well he helped me with everything. From the start he was my biggest supporter and taught me a lot about his experience as a driver.