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Russell reveals secret video of Leclerc

Russell revealed Leclerc's secret: 'Keep that video for yourself'

2 June at 15:00

    Off the track, when they aren't busy training, some of the F1 drivers revealed tend to enjoy watching a good film. During the Monaco press conference, they were asked what their favourite film is. For Charles Leclerc, he revealed he is a huge Harry Potter fan, which made George Russell make fun of him, but what are the other drivers' favourite films?

    With many of the drivers having attended the Cannes film festival prior to the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, it seemed fitting to ask them what their favourite films are. For Esteban Ocon, he reaffirmed that he is a big Marvel fan, with his favourite film being The Dark Knight Rises. Yuki Tsunoda shared his love of The Transporter, particuarly Jason Statham, who he referred to as "my guy". 

    Williams' Alex Albon revealed his number one choice to be the Grand Budapest Hotel, whilst Max Verstappen shared that his favourite is The Hangover. Whilst Leclerc was in agreement with the choice, he revealed his top choice to be Harry Potter: "Harry Potter was probably my favourite growing up, and it remains one of my favourite movies. Oh yeah, big fan, huge fan! What? Yeah, I knew the lines. When I was 10 years old, I knew the lines of the movie. Yes, of course. Everybody was telling me I was looking like Harry Potter as well."

    Russell shows young Leclerc

    Whilst Albon agreed that Leclerc "with glasses" could look like Harry Potter, George Russell, who shared his top film choice to be Casino Royale, took it one step further, as he showed the Monegasque driver when he was young. "I have a video, one of the very first videos I have on my phone is of Charles, 2012, with the long hair. I don't know if you remember, it was in... Ortona? Is it the Italian WSK?"

    "You put the broomstick between your legs and you're doing the sort of the wizard," he added. Leclerc was rather embarassed by Russell's admission, stating "Keep that video for yourself!". Nevertheless, other drivers found it amusing, with Verstappen joking: "I would like to see that one."