Charles Leclerc recalls chat with Michael Schumacher and what he asked of F1 legend

Ferrari youngster Charles Leclerc has summoned meeting F1 legend Michael Schumacher as a child. Leclerc met the seven-time Formula 1 world champion around 15 years ago. Schumacher spoke to the young Leclerc and he recently shared a throwback picture of the moment he met Schumacher and posted the following words: "I was testing on the karting track. Michael was testing on the F1 track. He signed our overalls, talked to us for a little bit before going back inside the pits. Definitely a special moment. I never thought I would be driving for the same team he was driving for back then."

I was testing on the karting track, Michael was testing on the F1 track. He signed our overalls, talked to us for a little bit before going back inside the pits. Definitly a special moment. I never thought I would be driving for the same team he was driving for back then. 🔴 pic.twitter.com/ZOQU6xgai8

— Charles Leclerc (@Charles_Leclerc) April 15, 2020

In an interview with Formula1.com, Leclerc added: "I was very, very impressed, that is the biggest thing I remember. To tell you exactly what we spoke about is difficult because the only thing I remember is looking at his red overalls, looking at him, and being just as a normal child would be, watching Michael at that time. It was very special. I remember coming into the paddock, we had an opportunity to see him. It was all very exciting. It was a test day for us on the karting track. I asked him to sign my overall. Then he had to go to the engineers. "He was very nice, we were lucky in the paddock, nobody there. He took a bit of time to talk to us. It was really nice." Source: The Mirror

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