Ferrari, appointment with history in Abu Dhabi: Charles Leclerc flanked by brother Arthur

Arthur Leclerc will drive Ferrari in FP1

The last weekend of the season, that of the Abu Dhabi GP, has yet to begin but Ferrari has already budgeted to establish a new historical record: the Scuderia di Maranello will in fact be the first ever for which two brothers will run in the same session, since in FP1 Charles Leclerc will be joined by his brother Arthur.

Born on Oct. 14, 2000, in Monte Carlo, Arthur Leclerc will therefore contest the first free practice session at the Yas Marina circuit, thus enabling the Cavallino to fulfill its obligation to grant two seasonal sessions to a rookie driver. It will be Carlos Sainz who will grant him his steering wheel, since Leclerc had left it in Mexico to Ollie Bearman.

The latter, having raced three Grands Prix this season (one with Ferrari and two with Haas) is no longer è considered rookie: for this reason Ferrari had to choose another rookie driver, deciding to give space to Charles Leclerc’s younger brother.

Arthur Leclerc thus returns to the wheel of an open-wheel car: after leaving Formula 2 at the end of the 2023 season, this year he has in fact competed in the European Le Mans Series, also winning a race at Imola, and in the Italian GT Championship, winning the final classification of the Endurance class together with crewmates Giancarlo Fisichella and Tommaso Mosca.