CHARLES Leclerc is one of the top competitors in Formula One, having finished runner-up in the drivers’ standings for the 2022 season. Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc was born on October 16, 1997 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Leclerc was the top rookie in Formula Renault in his first season, and then also in Formula Three the following year. Leclerc did not start playing the piano until the Covid-19 pandemic, but has “fallen in love with the instrument” after spending time playing it. “I’ve created this song around the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix which is why I called it AUS23 (1:1). Leclerc’s 2023 salary at Ferrari is reportedly $36million (£29million).

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