Leclerc lyrical over Hamilton as F1's next budding bromance takes shape
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During the press conference ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was asked about his teammate Charles Leclerc—but instead of discussing racing, he started talking about Leclerc’s hair and how beautiful his eyes were. When Leclerc was later asked about Hamilton’s comments, he responded by saying that the seven-time world champion also had beautiful eyes.
Leclerc responds to Hamilton's praise
Leclerc was asked about Hamilton's praise for him in the press conference. The Brit swooned over the Monegasque's appearance, stating: "Besides his great hair, his eyes I mean he’s a good-looking lad!"
"Now I was wondering what the question to Lewis for him to answer that was! I mean, Lewis is great. I'm, not going to go into his eyes! No. But he's just a really nice person," said the Monegasque driver.
Leclerc speaks on 'super' relationship with Hamilton
Leclerc explained that Hamilton and he share many common passions, including music. Both have made their own respective music. "We get on super super well, and we share a lot of passions also. And especially the one of music. I think we never really had the time. Every time we saw each other at the Grand Prix, it was more about speaking about the racing itself and the racing.
"But, the fact that we've spent a lot of more time back in Maranello and doing many other things as well, we could discuss about our other passions as well, which was, which is really cool and really interesting. He has lots of passions outside of racing and to just get to know each other a bit more, and he's been super nice, and we get along super, super well." Leclerc concluded.
This article was written in collaboration with Esteban den Toom
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