No, it won't be Lewis Hamilton, and it won't be Max Verstappen either. To find out who Charles Leclerc's ideal driver is, we have to dig much deeper into time and history.
Scuderia Ferrari has never had a real role model for its still very young star, but he still looks up to two people:
"Ayrton Senna is a great role model for many in the driver field; he is a true legend. And not just in motorsport, which is why I admire him and revere his work. I would have loved 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 wore... I was very moved, I can't deny that. For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a racing driver, especially an F1 driver. That took up all my time; I hardly saw any races and don't have many memories of Ayrton.
My other hero is also no question who that is: you all know the connection I have with Jules Bianchi,” Leclerc recalled the driver who died tragically young.
