Charles Leclerc Charges Through The Pack | 2021 Styrian Grand Prix

An early collision with Pierre Gasly saw Charles Leclerc fall from P7 to the back of the pack, but he surged back into the points! We saw the very best of him here, with brave moves, brilliant overtakes and smart race management.
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[@rishisheth9977]

His race engineer called every driver by their last name but Seb with is his first name ❤️ .

[@Kareem_Benjamn.]

Took me two minutes too find out it was Vettel you was talking about, i was thinking who is sen🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mnzulhamsyah]

B and N is so close 😂

[@DRickraft]

Senna still racing?

[@killamindedmusic4220]

Respect

[@MIsa-iq4sj]

Sebastian...

[@jts7701]

I love that the engineer still calls Seb “Sebastian” :D

[@azaralamouri5140]

What u mean?

[@smasher2265]

@@azaralamouri5140 he doesnt say vettel, he still calls him sebastian from when he was in the team with ferrari

[@markomiljevic5169]

S🅱️inastian

[@zafrylaiman8695]

@@markomiljevic5169 its Se🅱️astian

[@markomiljevic5169]

@@zafrylaiman8695 👌

[@thephilm3535]

interviewer: Congrats, you are driver of the day! Charles: ****** *********!

[@scienceByV]

Lol

[@viirtualiized2495]

I find these so annoying „You are driver of the day“ , is it so bad to wait for the drivers to go to the interviews and tell them there? Man‘s just driven a one and a half hour long race, leave them alone for a couple of minutes…😂

[@baldygrey2779]

@@dariellara9435 maybe so but I don't think F1 should be emulating American races

[@lapislazulimoon]

Honestly this is one of the rare times the driver actually said something meaningful during the dotd radio interview, Leclerc didn't give textbook answers and actually expressed emotion

[@10Exahertz]

@@baldygrey2779 as an american I wish they really wouldnt emulate anything american

[@kaz1_f1]

Leclerc: "This race kinda boring, let's fix that!"

[@Portocala69]

Gasly: OMLETTE DU FROMAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CrazyHorse151]

Challenge mode enabled.

[@tunatastic3307]

it was still boring lol

[@sterotacromycopheno]

ah ah

[@Lunarfox]

*proceeds to cause 4 incidents*

[@jacobwashburn9672]

Race: is boring Leclerc: "It's show time"

[@faisalalzarouni-pathtofina8972]

correction Race : is boring Leclerc: "im coming on your camera mate"

[@francescobelletta]

Leglerg *

[@user-hk3vu4mh4q]

legpig

[@justathaiguy117]

@@user-hk3vu4mh4qhaha 😂lol ขาหมูเลยทีเดียวอิอิ

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Learn English Rain Chinese

[@m4tr1xx13]

Leclerc: "wing front right damage" Seb 2020: "front right outboard endplate element damage"

[@antonkirilenko3116]

Seb had to stand in as his own engineer at times, so he just had to be more specific about what has happened to the guy on the other end of the radio.

[@claudioavitabile7421]

I hope that one day Vettel will be Ferrari Team Principal

[@lnnrt0161]

@@claudioavitabile7421 I kinda got the feeling that Vettel won’t do anything e with Ferrari for a loooong time

[@claudioavitabile7421]

@@lnnrt0161 I don't think so

[@EAGYSL]

@@claudioavitabile7421 They really weren't that nice to him

[@b29ak2007]

LeClerc single handedly made that race exciting To the point that the race directors started mainly showing him on the main screen

[@sterotacromycopheno]

lol

[@aiman_rebornn]

George also appeared on the main screen for some time when he was holding on P8

[@robertasciallero7819]

Charles driver of the day and incredibole Amazing race very talented Ferrari reveille'vous donne'lui un voiture pour gagner tres vite rapide you give a car for win thanks CHARLES pour cette COURSE 👍👍👍❤

[@bartandaelus359]

Every time I looked up I saw a Mercedes all alone in the middle of nothing 8 seconds behind Max tbh

[@allexceed-8924]

@@aiman_rebornn feels bad for george, can't wait to see that guy score some points

[@dhruvbhatia4437]

love how the Ferrari engineer still calls him Sebastian

[@jts7701]

Copied comment :/

[@staomruel]

And still says Sainz.

[@hamza-chaudhry]

He wasn't calling him Sebastian, he was saying the next guy in front is Sebastian

[@noah6250]

@@hamza-chaudhry that’s what op is saying

[@joaopedrosantana3248]

@@hamza-chaudhry yeah but he didn't call Seb "Vettel", he still calls him "Sebastian"

[@eb2453]

Honestly, without this,the race would have been a really boring one. It was fun and exciting to watch all these overtakes. Amazing recovery!

[@charliemainprize4318]

People who say F1 is boring dont watch the midfield

[@eb2453]

@@charliemainprize4318 I never said F1 is boring. I just said the race was going to be boring or at least more than others.

[@giorgiodonati5361]

Tha race was still boring, with or without Charles' recovery

[@samuelemarchese4453]

@@giorgiodonati5361 yes because they don't show the overtakes if they are in the midfield

[@GloomGaiGar]

I love how this is now considered "boring" when just a season ago, this would have been average. A few events here and there, the leader blasting away at the front, some sprinkles of weather threats that never come and one of the top 4 going on a counter strategy.

[@RinaldyFakhrana]

Ferrari crew: *Refers to Vettel by his first name but not with Sainz." Netflix crew: This is it guys, prepare old footage and the mein gott sound bite!

[@timosparidaens8148]

Woow that’s called a positive engineer! You get so much adrenaline and positivities from that.

[@maximefornasari4110]

Yeah and some people try to make us believe he is bad...

[@timosparidaens8148]

@@maximefornasari4110 indeed

[@NB-kh5jf]

@@maximefornasari4110 Bro I was reding Reddit after 1st lap, you can't belive how manny people used all sorts of bad words agaist Charles.

[@allahizafag7818]

@@NB-kh5jf yeah because he shoulda had two penaltys

[@NB-kh5jf]

@@allahizafag7818 yes because people who never raced a bicycle in their lives know better than former racers who decide about the penalty, you people are a joke.

[@turta1588]

From 20 seconds behind at p20 to p7 proves this guy is the real deal. Limit the mistakes he will be a champ in the future for sure

[@jussieronen3707]

Indeed, as soon as he leaves Ferrari and joins a competent team

[@SF12525]

@@jussieronen3707 haha

[@bungsafrinal9358]

Love the way he overtake tsunoda . . He let tsunoda defense in defense and wide . . And he takes the position . . Lovely move

[@taj5krys]

Pull the old switcheroo

[@dabaumpl9839]

Yeah, forcing the oponent wide at exit and getting a late apex, therefor more exiting speed, yourself, feels and looks godly, but also rather hard to do

[@Jakeman90210]

If Ferrari gets their act together, this guy will be world champion

[@mohammeded-dahbi7603]

Or Sainz, you never know. Tbh a rivalry between the two would be nice, given that it doesn't turn into a war

[@keeman7994]

lecrap will never win a DC the only driver at Ferrari with a chance is sainz

[@vectorrr6411]

You have no idea what your on about mate. You definitely just started watching f1 (talking bout Keeman)

[@housseinhamed9448]

@@vectorrr6411 he's 10 years old boy who just started to watch f1 leave him alone he's not worth it

[@solddash4831]

@@keeman7994 both are two incredible drivers, just stop talking about things you don't know about and go to watch free fire

[@jotalina]

His race was so cool that we stopped watching the tv and just watched the race through his camera on the f1tv with my family.

[@SheetFiber]

You had the best angle.

[@aydankhaliq2967]

I wish I had F1tv. I'd just be watching Alonso's and leclerc's onboard the whole time.

[@you393]

F1 tv is super awesome

[@Fred_the_1996]

@SilentShine yes

[@hudson9606]

@SilentShine yeah but it a pay to view platform

[@johnt6606]

As much as I detested his incident, I can’t but admire his climb back to P7.

[@gdoumit]

Charles has been so accident prone and it seems to happen every year at the Redbull Ring.

[@emperorsascharoni9577]

Also he collected a part of Kimis front wing.

[@Gl-my8fw]

Wasnt even as big if a deal as people pretend.

[@magnus1708]

@@Gl-my8fw ruined gaslys entire race tho

[@derkavondangerkill7628]

@@magnus1708 gasly ruined his own race. funny how not too many people notice how alonso's actions affected gasly which made gasly move unpredictably into leclerc who was just coming straight back onto the track after being forced into the runoff because gasly dodged alonso and bumped right into leclerc

[@SigmaEngine2099]

2021 Charles Leclerc Grand Prix, no Styrian GP.

[@m3ss1g0at2]

*Shars Leglerg

[@m00555]

@@m3ss1g0at2 *Sharls Leglerg

[@Khodorchan]

🤌🏽

[@shreyapatra1712]

@@m3ss1g0at2 Sharl Leglerg*

[@03abhinavpanigrahi54]

shaarl leglerg

[@romeoromero808]

I get hes disappointed and he's critical but mate that was fun AF, those overtakes were a thing of beauty! enjoy the work and the process 💪

[@ThePopeOfAllDope]

I’m kinda glad to see him so hungry. Mark of a future champion.

[@romeoromero808]

@@ThePopeOfAllDope indeed, in a couple years verstappen, leclerc and Russell will be fighting for championships oh and norris of course.

[@bastischodes393]

The Love between Ferrari and Vettel is still there, as they call him Sebastian

[@azaralamouri5140]

What u mean?

[@f1videosforf1fans99]

I don't think so

[@frankjimenez4574]

its literally not there

[@tropicaltree9448]

Why would Ferrari love a complete clown and a talentless fraud who did nothing but spin, whine, make excuses and blame the team for 5 years 🤣🤣🤣

[@franzsumann9239]

@@tropicaltree9448 imagine calling one of the best drivers on the grid "talentless clown" ah yes, you gotta be a Hamilton fanboy

[@alfasud10]

His overtakes were AMAZING!

[@zahirbiban9149]

1st

[@alfasud10]

@@zahirbiban9149 really?

[@ross_boss]

Charles lap 1 was like me playing an F1 game on a keyboard Charles the rest of the race was not like me playing an F1 game on a keyboard

[@SheetFiber]

Lol

[@noni_thebestjuice6981]

Charles Leclerc is the future multiple F1 WDC winner.

[@Firemarioflower]

If he gets in a proper team instead of Failrari

[@fastest.lap_f1]

this reminds me of the 2017 bahrain sprint race back in the f2 days for Charles, what a recovery

[@samiraelboussairi1447]

A memorable race he was on another level

[@Axel1058]

Man has motivation, and I know who.

[@fahada1921]

He messed up first lap, Then recovered like a champ

[@darkox4172]

Kinda reminded me of Alonsos comeback in Baku 2018

[@racegod69]

Actually, if you look at the overhead angle with both cars you’ll find that both Gasly and Charles moved resulting in the touch. It’s not a mistake that any one driver can own.

[@fahada1921]

@@racegod69 Regardless of who to blame he surely messed up at lease for himself. I loved the recovery but the accident was avoidable.

[@racegod69]

@@fahada1921 how does one mess up if they aren’t controlling all the variables?

[@fahada1921]

@@racegod69 you think the accident was unavoidable for Charles? If he didn’t move right a bit they wouldn’t have touched.

[@jesusfraile8764]

Race: boring Lecrerc: hold my front wing

[@0l3m]

international direction: no 😂😂😂

[@smilypenguin]

You'd think this was the 2019 season with these moves

[@natalie-pu9tw]

well done charles, epic racing this weekend🤛

[@bigaspaulo]

Somebody get that man in a winning car... a passing master class!

[@wassapdude94]

He was in a winning car, and won! Back to back races too. And no, you didn't specify if the car had to be legal or not

[@lorenzobordignon6997]

He has been already in Alfa Romeo but Ericsson hit him

[@Michael-lu2tz]

@@wassapdude94 car was never deemed illegal by fia buddy

[@a7G-82r]

So he can take out championship contenders and recover to maybe a podium? No thanks.

[@lorenzobordignon6997]

@@a7G-82r Lewis fan boy?

[@broFH]

Crazy to think that he has overtaken 3 formers World champions in the same race. Huge talent.

[@K4lr0b]

Leclerc, future F1 Championship Winner!

[@user-ij4by7us1w]

Leclerc is future world champion for sure 💪🏆

[@grzesiekfloryda1045]

XDDDD

[@titariko4380]

Hahhahahahahhahahaa Ferrari Masterblan for sure

[@marcuslambert8722]

no...never with ferrari and never if max is still in f1

[@user-ij4by7us1w]

@@marcuslambert8722 will se about that next year..😏

[@shaikolm]

If he gets the right car/team, for sure

[@enislavmarinov6006]

The amount of talent this guy has and Ferrari not giving him a car to fight for the championship. He has a long way to go but still...

[@afiq358]

Pray that next year the car will be a winner.

[@Username-lw1ei]

@@afiq358so close…

[@NarenHarwani]

Red Bull gives you wings but Charles Lelcerc takes them 😅

[@nbl1ve804]

Underrated comment

[@anitabianchini8578]

Charles Lecler is the main character, this was his race and the rest were just side characters in his movie

[@EXOTIC1011]

Ocon overtake was amazing

[@ZenvoF1]

Have to admit he’s a great driver in the right situations

[@cdb5001]

No, he's just a great driver in all situations. Always consistent.

[@ZenvoF1]

@@cdb5001 fair enough

[@darkox4172]

He's always a great driver, he does have his sour moments but what driver doesnt?

[@cdb5001]

@@ZenvoF1 right on bruh. These guys are all high level (with the exception of Mazepin and maybe Latifi), but Charles, Lewis and Alonso are on another level, for me anyways.

[@eduguntzel06]

@@cdb5001 and max?

[@chic0pro525]

THIS GUY IS GONNA BE A FERRARI LEGEND!!!!

[@ForzaPolska06]

YESSSS the digitals are back!!!

[@tomasronzanox]

Educate me

[@paulm.5037]

The digitals ?

[@alexanderfroebelzehl3825]

Commenting to get notified when someone clarifies what the digitals are

[@placeholder2924]

@@alexanderfroebelzehl3825 I second this.

[@dimm__]

.

[@omers.d.3261]

"So gap to the guy in front nineteen seconds, Schumacher."

[@whale9466]

i love how well the ferrari has gotten, that or charles is seriously talented, he just puts that car into the braking zone it’s insane

[@alexandrenabais6053]

Best driver in f1 right now. Future world champion if given a race wnning car

[@gamingnoah9807]

No way is he the best driver

[@stefanbalan5513]

@@gamingnoah9807hmmmm

[@gamingnoah9807]

@@stefanbalan5513 I still dont think he is the best driver

[@HEN.96]

So many overtake at the same turn point.. Amazing

[@eternal387]

See Darren? That's how you do it.

[@fahada1921]

Underrated comment.

[@Toastburro]

This "you are driver of the day" thing on the radio feels kinda outta place.

[@vyasponnuri3375]

He put in some cracking moves to recover back to P7! Well deserved DOTD award

[@Insert_Dime]

The driver of the day interview at the end must be annoying for the drivers lol

[@yabdifootballchallenges7981]

no, I think they like it more than after they parked their cars, than they want to rest

[@zondor8123]

@@yabdifootballchallenges7981 vettel hates it so does other drivers and it is so disrespectful. just wait till they let out their emotions with the engineers and parked the car. dont worry, your kind is just 10% who likes it, 90% of people dislike the in race interview

[@Nathi98]

It would be more fun if their engineer just told them, not an interviewer

[@yabdifootballchallenges7981]

@@Nathi98 you know why the interview is broadcasted so late? It is because they maybe replaying when he gets over the line, but the interview is in the last few turns

[@lucakubis5294]

Underrated driver

[@bernardoberner4]

2:38 I love how Charles' engineer refers to Seb as Sebastian, not just Vettel

[@AlexCascatau]

What a charge! Mighty impressive!

[@nico.friedrichs]

Absolutely love the graphics in this one! Makes it way easier to keep track of everything.

[@Firemarioflower]

Did Charles have the same engineer back in 2021 as he does now? Cuz in this race the guy seems more sharp, focused, alert, quick and clear in communication as well as actually listening to Leclerc and responded on time with elaborated instructions. What has happened since?

[@fawazkhan7259]

Considering there was no safety car or double yellow the whole race , his recovery was brilliant

[@cod99xd]

He has really done an excellent Job, exciting to watch cause when he started to go past them, it got harder and harder guy by guy. Nice drive!

[@gabrieljosefson7467]

Love this type of video! Great job!

[@egsantos]

I love this! F1 channel is getting better and better! 👏😍

[@TheStrongestBaka]

The montage makes it look like engineer's words magically remove the distance between Charles and his next target.

[@huplim]

Rapid Charles! Looking forward for the first podium of 2021!

[@wyattlindberg5979]

Exciting stuff man!! Great execution by every one in the team🍻🍻🍻

[@Erik_The_Viking]

Great job by Leclerc! Loved the communication with his engineer.

[@_Samux]

Senza parole, grande predestinato💪🏻🇮🇹❤🐎

[@jonathanking8429]

Excellent drive from Charles💯

[@mersedmuratovic3819]

Cannot call that excellent. He took his own wing off, Kimi's end plate off and Gasly out. There is nothing excellent about it. Sainz was my driver of the day. He did not put foot wrong and made up 6 or 7 places.

[@dougswaim1835]

That type of driving from LeClaire is the type of driving we all want to see from everybody in Formula One that was freaking incredible we desperately want to see overtaking in Formula 1

[@bigbbigs6661]

That first pit was so nice and fast, really nice work!

[@Sankaritarina89]

Wish they would show more of this during the race

[@sharlleglerg989]

If mazepin was in his seat he will win and double all the cars , they 're kids for me.

[@darkox4172]

Exactly man

[@beefjiggler5665]

Mazepin future WDC 💯 💯

[@shashanka8344]

Yessss mazepin would spin his way to the win

[@alpha_echo_diDi]

Mazepin who?

[@sharlleglerg989]

@@alpha_echo_diDi the multiwdc

[@krishnaprasads1699]

Honestly, top video from you guys!

[@exomos2710]

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR TOO LONG

[@cro9909]

Leclerc could probably be world champion fairly easily by a) moving to a proper F1 team and b) keeping his cool in qualifying. He's got the passion and the talent already.

[@Firemarioflower]

What do you mean keep cool in qualifying? He always SMASHES qualifiying.

[@Sergey_Mihaylichenko]

background soundtrack is like heaven to my ears~ and yea, great job, charles, especially after such a mistake at the beginning)

[@ilyaasbosch5476]

You know the name of it?

[@Sergey_Mihaylichenko]

@@ilyaasbosch5476 no... but I can check "Shazam" hm, by the way, you too you want I check or you can yourself?

[@ilyaasbosch5476]

@@Sergey_Mihaylichenko check pls bro

[@Sergey_Mihaylichenko]

@@ilyaasbosch5476 persisting - george georgia

[@ilyaasbosch5476]

@@Sergey_Mihaylichenko you're a legend! Thanks

[@maximumlvl5001]

Love these vids!! Lecerc is a beast

[@CaptainRosi]

I love this format.

[@rayanaviation8487]

Magic Leclerc ! 🤩

[@mattia1312]

What a race for him!

[@diethersantos6404]

Yeah lol

[@pyro3rg]

He really was the driver of the day imo. To start at p7, have to box for front wing damage at lap 2, fall to p18, then still finish p7 is crazy. I really hope I see Charles podium more frequently down the road, idk what more he needs but he is an insane talent.

[@svenniepennie4237]

He has to box because of his own fault though. He started P7, lost his position because of his own fault, then finishes P7.

[@MadVexd]

That move on Tsunoda was beautiful

[@lunasmokezim1718]

Love Charles. I just wish we had a better car for him to drive.

[@terryteoh4517]

Awesome ! Fantastic ! Genius Charles Leclerc

[@james64ibm]

3:17 Whoa, whoa, the Italian gelatoblock ist getting passionate!

[@niriusbosc7973]

I have been waiting for this.

[@nathanfrench7634]

Mental that some people don’t consider this guy a future world champ. Yes he needs to iron out the mistakes but his pace in the right car is frightening.

[@MrMikpik]

Is that people take results without context, for most of the new fans Norris has become the goat of F1 (not hating on the guy, he's a great driver, but just showing how people can analyze races and results) and Hamilton has become a joke of a driver. But I guess that's just how it goes with the sports

[@boostav]

@@MrMikpik Indeed, average fan has the memory of a gold fish.

[@LPKelly380]

Literally slicing his way through traffic. Literally demolishing the competition.

[@riccardoautelli1332]

The overtake on Ocon was legendary

[@saeedbonab4246]

Those moves on Ocon and Tsunoda were brilliant

[@Ninten-2023]

Leclerc after lap 2: This is where the fun begins.

[@pelanebaat]

This comment is so underrated

[@Bob_the_Jedi]

I can’t help but read the title as “Charles Leclerc storms Syria”

[@placeholder2924]

now that's a different kind of exciting.

[@kojisan5522]

I knew since Sunday there will be a video like this

[@varunmenon7440]

I love the fact that the engineer always motivates him after every overtake.

[@therickman1990]

Ended Gasly's race, broken Raikonnen's front wing Gets driver of the day 🤔

[@svenniepennie4237]

Yep, absolutely ridiculous. Leclerc is a great driver, but he's a hazard in the first lap.

[@VeranaXS]

How can you blame him for both? Kimi did the same thing Leclerc did, does that mean gasly was also at fault

[@jarijaridewa]

Before that straight puncture Gasly moved to LEFT and dragged out Charles car out the track and the commentator think it is OKAY because fight for position, and after that Leclerc rejoin the track and go straight while Gasly move slightly to LEFT again and the puncture happened. He is retired. If you are in that position and Gasly in RIGHT side row with Lewis, Perez and Alonso, you will driving your kart OUT from track to make Gasly fans HAPPY?

[@Wessi10Barca]

Don't be deluded. Kimi with broken front wing can't overtake Vettel. But he did so. So may be very very light.

[@sohambelge8318]

Thank you admin

[@michaelfierman3256]

Best F1 video of the week!

[@CidCidCid]

Watched the gp yesterday live. Overall decent race. I was planning on watching the entire race from Leclerc onboard for the reasons shown here. I did the same thing for checos 2020 last to first victory in 2020. Very entertaining to watch a front line guy devour the pack from.behind.

[@victorcolacios2802]

The right title is: Charles Leclerc collects front wings and tyres through the pack.

[@ale8857]

The right title is: Victor Colacios literally crying in the comments section

[@victorcolacios2802]

@@ale8857 why am i crying?

[@Almin88]

If he would be more composed in the first lap of the race he would be the best driver on the grid. Already the best in Quali but he is a bit too aggressive in the opening stages of the race

[@StunnafulPhotography]

Well done! You gain a new level! 💯

[@Pe.Monte82]

They worked very well together!

[@danielefiora4334]

I love Leclerc

[@pa-pn1uu]

Lap 1 incident being the perfect example of Ferrari privilege. No wonder their 2019 engine scandal was kept behind closed doors with the FIA.

[@nomichaelnothatwassonotrig5380]

It did affect them though 😔

[@diamantismanolis1146]

Let's goo Charles keep pushing you are the best

[@sergiohalaby]

Its like playing a video game 🎮, one objective after the other... amazing