– Charles Leclerc says closing Monaco laps were emotional

Charles Leclerc has revealed he struggled to see out of his Ferrari in the closing laps of Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix as triumphant tears streamed down his face.

“I was like, ‘oh, Charles, don’t do that now, we still have two laps until the finish’. It was very difficult to contain those emotions and those thoughts of people who have helped me get to where I am today.”Leclerc then paid tribute to his father Herve, who died in 2017. “I was thinking about my dad when I was driving,” he continued.

Leclerc has been on pole twice before here. But he banged the barriers in the closing stages of qualifying in 2021, meaning he was unable to start the race. “It was very frustrating to lose those wins and as a driver you never know when you will get the next opportunity, especially when it is your home race and especially when your home race is Monaco which is such a difficult track to master and to do everything perfectly.“I knew today was another opportunity and I know how I felt those last two times. I really wanted to get that victory. There was tension but as soon I put the helmet on and I get in the car, I feel nothing.

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