No, it won't be Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen. To find out who Charles Leclerc's ideal is, we have to dig much deeper into time and history.
The still very young star of Scuderia Ferrari never had a real role model, but he still looks up to two people:
"Ayrton Senna is a great role model for many in the field, he is a true legend. And not only in terms of motorsport, that's why I like him and I idolize his work. I really wanted to meet him and spend some time with him. Unfortunately, that can't happen anymore, but when we were racing in Brazil, I visited the Senna Foundation in Interlagos. I looked at his cars, the helmets he raced in... I was very moved, I won't deny it. Ever since I can remember, I wanted to be a racing driver, and an F1 driver in particular, it consumed all my time, I hardly saw any races, I don't have many memories of Ayrton.
"And my other hero is no question: you all know the bond I have with Jules Bianchi," Leclerc reminded the relative of the driver who tragically died at a young age.
