Charles Leclerc is making the most of F1’s one week break before F1 action resumes with the Singapore GP – he was spotted at the Juventus stadium
Charles Leclerc was in attendance at the Allianz Stadium to watch the Champions League match between Juventus and Benfica. The Ferrari driver met Juventus star Paul Pogba before the game. Unfortunately, Juventus lost the home match 1-2 against Benfica.
Formula One is on a one-week break due to the cancellation of the Russian GP. The F1 teams and drivers were in Italy for the Monza Grand Prix and Leclerc made the short journey to Turin to watch the match. F1’s next scheduled race is the Singapore GP, set to take place on 2nd October.
F1 had planned to run a record 23-race season for 2022 before the Russian GP cancellation in February; While they were expected to replace, the sport has now decided to not fill September 25 date and there will be 22 races this year. The Russian GP was due to be the 17th race of the season on September 25, but was cancelled back in February following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Fans react to Charles Leclerc watching Juventus’ match
Let us take a look at few reactions from the fans on Twitter as Leclerc enjoyed the Champions League clash.
“He finally got to see a red team win”, joked a fan, in reference to Benfica’s win, taking a dig at Ferrari.
“He went to the Stadium to watch the best team of the world,BENFICA!Well done,@Charles_Leclerc!”, wrote a Benfica fan.
“think he should give up on Italian teams”, trolled another fan.
“if i had gone to see the game i would have seen him”, tweeted another fan who clearly regrets not attending the game.
“This is the reason Juve has lost”, wrote a troll.
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