The coming F1 season Ferrari drive Charles Leclerc, 21, and Mercedes third driver was Esteban truiolo’s, 22, friendship began 14 years ago.Esteban Truiolo remember the very first rendezvous Charles Leclerc (right). ZUMAWIRE.COM/MVPHOTOS
the Duo faced for the first time in 2005 in Magny-Cours’n track driven in kart championships, which was the spot of all of France’s most talented juniors.
Évreux’n county, about 100 miles from Paris from the Truiolo was at that time the age of 8 years, and he was known as the northern region karting champion. Monaco come from the Leclerc was 7 years old, and he was accordingly dominated the southern region of competition.
– We didn’t know each other, Truiolo recalls Motorsport-Total.
the Magny-Cours show, driving competition, the finals leaving the duo made each other a little too intimate acquaintance, when competition led to Leclerc close truiolo from the door in the last corner, and the boys hit each other.
– it May be so that the braking too late, Truiolo said and grinned to him.
– in any case we bumped into each other and drifted into the ring valleihin.
Leclerc was forced to suspend the competition, Truiolo was able to continue but the investment was only six.
We both ran to our parents to create and howled. So I met Charles for the first time. Of course, I was really angry, and I wanted to kill him.
the Feelings faded quickly, and Leclercistä gradually became truiolo was a good friend. Later Truiolo spent even holidays Leclerc at home in Monaco.
Source: Motorsport-Total
