No, it won't be Lewis Hamilton, and it won't be Max Verstappen either. To find out who represents Charles Leclerc's ideal, we have to dig much deeper into time and history.
Scuderia Ferrari never had a real role model for its still very young star, but he still admires two people:
“In the paddock, many people consider Ayrton Senna a great role model, a true legend. And not just in motorsport, that’s also why I love him and admire his work. I would have really liked to meet him and spend some time with him. Unfortunately, that can never happen again, but when we raced in Brazil, I visited the Senna Foundation in Interlagos. I looked at his cars, his helmets with which he raced… I was very moved, I won’t deny it. Ever since I can remember, I wanted to be a racing driver, especially an F1 driver. It took up all my time. I barely saw any races, and I don’t have many memories of Ayrton.”
"My other hero is probably who: you all know what a bond I share with Jules Bianchi," Leclerc recalled, remembering the driver who tragically died at a young age.
