The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix shall be an emotional occasion for a number of causes, a lot of which can heart on Ferrari. The Maranello staff will give the whole lot to get better the 21-point hole to McLaren in an try to grab the Constructors’ World Championship title on the final minute and return to the highest of the world for the primary time since 2008. However that’s not all.
Within the first Free Follow session, Ferrari’s lineup will characteristic Charles Leclerc and his brother Arthur. A very memorable second for the Monegasque household and the historical past of F1, as it will likely be the primary time two brothers take to the monitor as teammates. “It’s going to actually be a really, very particular second not only for me, not only for Arthur, however I feel for the entire household as a result of we all know what number of sacrifices my mother and father made after I was youthful to maintain us going,” stated #16 throughout a media assembly. “Fortunately for them, my older brother determined to take one other path, that of lecturers, which price a lot much less, however my youthful brother and I had just one dream: to develop into skilled drivers. In fact, my youthful brother didn’t have the identical alternatives I had as a result of he needed to cease his profession for 5 years as my mother and father couldn’t afford it for each of us. I understand how vital it was for my father to restart Arthur’s profession. Tomorrow shall be very particular for that reason, for what my father gave us to pursue our dream. It is going to be a second we’ll absolutely bear in mind eternally, and for the longer term, I don’t know. For now, I’m having fun with the second. It’s a dream for each of us, and my complete household will fly from Monaco to be right here and revel in this second throughout FP1. Then we’ll additionally give attention to the weekend as a result of it will likely be crucial for the staff, however FP1 shall be a really particular second.” – he identified.
These moments shall be joined by others on the 5.281-kilometre Yas Marina Circuit on Yas Island, once more involving a teammate. In Abu Dhabi, Charles Leclerc will race his last occasion alongside Carlos Sainz earlier than the #55 takes half in his first post-season assessments on the wheel of the Williams: “Previously few days, I’ve seen some deceptive headlines that took my phrases out of context, particularly about not lacking Carlos. I solely meant that as a result of he’ll be simply 20 meters away within the paddock,” he clarified. “Truthfully, I’ve had an unimaginable relationship with Carlos. Really, he’s a terrific particular person. We’ve all the time had a terrific relationship. Sure, typically we’ve had points on monitor, however that’s regular. Ultimately, we’re each racing for Ferrari and in addition attempting to win races, and once we’re so shut on monitor, typically there are disagreements. What I’ll bear in mind is that each time there was this sort of downside, we all the time got here out of it stronger and extra united. Now we have a extremely good relationship. We additionally share many issues off the monitor, and I’m positive that even when he gained’t be in pink subsequent yr, we’ll almost definitely nonetheless journey collectively throughout races to spend time collectively as a result of our relationship is absolutely good. I want him all one of the best.” – the Monegasque driver concluded forward of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend.
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