Charles Leclerc Quotes

I would like it to be remembered; I would love to be World Champion one day and have my name on the list. That is the real dream - although I am sure it is the dream for pretty much all the Formula 1 drivers.

Ever since I was 7 years old, Formula 1 has been my career goal, so this opportunity is truly a dream come true.

Indy makes the race driver. You become famous when you come here.

My goals in the future is to not just be in Formula 1. I want to be really successful, World Champion, though I guess this is like everyone! But that is what I'm targeting.

I'm a racing driver and I need to race, that's what I do.

I want to win a championship and to win the Indy 500 makes me want it so much more.

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.

It was always a dream for me to come to Jordan. Of course I want to be back in Formula One.

Maybe I am the driver who got the most close to the championship in history.

I've been driving race cars professionally for a while: 200 mph types of things.

Simply racing a Formula 1 car is an achievement.

I was quite emotional when I finished my lap, but had to wait for other drivers to cross the line to hear whether I'd actually done it. It feels very special, but I acknowledge that the old master, Nigel Mansell, took his 14 poles from only 16 races.

I was happy to ski and play a lot of ice hockey. But I've come back because I was - and am - a racing driver. This is what I do.

So many people have that story as to how they could have maybe won the Indy 500, which is for me the ultimate goal. I would imagine for a lot of people it's the ultimate goal. It's definitely high up on the list.

My wife is used to Formula One, and she understands the life.

Do you have any ambitions outside racing? My main ambition at the moment, whether inside or outside racing, is to become Formula 1 World Champion.

My time at Honda was amazing. Some of my best times in Formula One, actually. I might not have won races, just one race, but I had a lot of fun.

I own a Ferrari race team, and we race all over North America.

My goal is to be a racer, and I want to be someone who inspires Americans to watch Formula One.

As a driver, you always dream of winning a F1 race, and to win so early on in my career was very special.

I look forward to fulfilling my dream in becoming a member of Scuderia Ferrari and having the Tifosi behind me every step of the way.

It's been a big challenge to get into F1.

Of course it's a nice challenge to compete against a grand prix winner.

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

F1 has been my dream since I was a kid. I am here. That feeling of having achieved that and a step in my life's dream of winning the championship - there is no way I wouldn't work extremely hard - I put the time in.