Charles Leclerc Quotes

Formula 1 has to be more and more also a laboratory, a centre of advanced research for innovative technologies for tomorrow's cars. The KERS is very important in this context, and Ferrari as a manufacturer had, and has, extraordinary support in Formula 1.

I'm very happy to work with Prema and work in F2 because I have the feeling in some ways, it's a bit more difficult to drive and to work with the tyres than F1.

Mercedes and Ferrari fear Red Bull more than any other team because they know the potency and capability that we have.

I can learn very much from Ferrari because they have so much experience, and I will want to work with them to achieve the maximum I can.

I think F1, ultimately, is man and machine at its absolute limit. It is modern day chariot racing.

Exxon have done a very good job for us. Their difficulty and frustration has also been that as a customer we get very limited dyno time. But they were able to come up with a fuel that made the C-spec work, and we've managed to get that in the car and run that successfully, when the works team haven't been able to do that.

When I entered Formula One in 2002 basically all I had was my talent, but now I also have the technical knowledge which enables me, together with my engineers, to fully exploit the potential of the car.

F1 needs Ferrari much more than Ferrari needs F1.

Im winning races, Im still challenging for the world championships, the team is fantastic and I have a great relationship with everybody here - so why would I want to even consider changing?

The heart of Ferrari is winning in F1. I don't want to see our drivers in 7th and 12th place.

I am very proud to be part of this team, and I know that winning with Ferrari will mean more than winning with another team.

Since I started driving in F1 in 2006-07, the cars have got slower and easier to drive.

Whether it's with my engineers in the team, my home life, or my friends, I don't like things to get complicated - and one good example would be the steering wheel in my Mercedes Formula 1 car.

My year with Ferrari was of incredible value to me. I learned a lot about all the technical aspects of the car and also how to improve my work with the engineers.

Red Bull is an energy drinks company operating a team in F1, of course it doesn't sit particularly well when you are competing against iconic brands like Ferrari and Mercedes. We are happy to be perceived as a bit of a maverick.

It's no secret that I live in Woking and I go to the MTC every day. So I've spent every available day working - either with my engineers, with the team management, or with the trainers at MTC; building those relationships, getting to grips with the car, the style of driving, the cockpit and control systems, and improving my fitness.

It was always my dream to drive for Ferrari.

Obviously being third in the Formula 1 world championship would be crazy.

I used to watch some F1 races but I was never straightaway thinking 'that is what I want to do.'

We have a lot of guys from different backgrounds in pit crews and even in the front offices of NASCAR and race teams.

KERS definitely helps on a straight when you want to overtake somebody who doesn't have the system.

To be completely honest, I am obsessed with Formula 1 so in the off-season I would like to have just a few more races to still race in F1.

I would love to drive a MotoGP but I'm not sure Ferrari agrees.

It's true that Ferrari and Monaco are the two most important things to F1.

It's easy to get into the competition of F1, and you are never going to win every race even though you want to. So when you're not winning, you want to win, so you're not that happy. But you have to look at the big perspective, and I am very fortunate to be one of 22 in the world to do this.