Charles Leclerc had a day to remember at Monza on Sunday, with the Monegasque clinching the seventh victory of his Formula 1 career in emotional style as the Tifosi watched on. As well as being a cause for celebration amongst the Ferrari team, others in the F1 world took to social media to offer their congratulations to the Monegasque – while a certain canine member of the Leclerc family also got in on the action…
F1 drivers past and present congratulate Leclerc
In a post that has so far garnered more than four million likes, Leclerc summed up his Italian Grand Prix by sharing a selfie from the podium as Ferrari fans packed out the main straight below. As well as being popular with his followers, the picture also sparked a response from some of Leclerc’s fellow F1 drivers.
“Congrats, mate!” George Russell commented, while Lewis Hamilton – Leclerc’s future Ferrari team mate in 2025 – responded with several clapping hands emojis. New kid on the block Franco Colapinto – who made his F1 debut for Williams in the race – also added: “Vamos!”
Some names of Formula 1 past sent messages of congratulations, too, with Marcus Ericsson writing “well done” alongside several crown emojis while Bruno Senna simply added: “Bravoo!!!”