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We wouldn’t have believed it if you told us that Charles Leclerc would actually release a song. We’re in as much awe as Tifosi as the Ferrari driver finally releases a song on Spotify. Charles Leclerc made a post on the platform talking about his inspiration for the song and the story behind his music career. The whole F1 community is filled with joy as they read his post. Let’s dive deeper into the story.

Lewis Hamilton followed his passion for music as an alternate ego named XNDA. Charles Leclerc followed Lewis Hamilton’s footsteps and started playing piano. It is known that Monegasque started following his passion during the lockdown and posted videos of him playing the Piano last year on Instagram stories. Leclerc later bought a piano and started learning and has fallen in love with it ever since. The 25-year-old suggested that it is a way for him to relax in between races.

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Charles Leclerc last posted a video of him playing a new track on his Instagram story near the Australian GP. After an overwhelming response from the public and positive feedback, the Ferrari driver finally released the song on Spotify to make it easier for the fans to listen to the music. The song is based on the way Ferrari calls the Australian GP, as Leclerc suggested it would be nice to have a connection with the racing world. The song is called AUS23 (1:1).

According to the Tweet, Charles Leclerc wrote, “I’m excited to share with you a piano song that I’ve been working on, born out of my passion for music and created as a way to disconnect from racing and relax in between races. I’ve created this song around the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix which is why I called it AUS23 (1:1). This is the way we call the Australian Grand Prix in my Formula One team and thought it would be a nice connection to the racing world.”

The Monegasque’s release of the song on Spotify has filled the Tifosi and the F1 community with joy and left them in awe. As fans showed support towards Leclerc’s new endeavor, they bombarded social media to express their love for the Ferrari driver.

Fans react to Leclerc’s first-ever post on Spotify.

Fans took to Twitter to express their joy and love for Charles’ first post on Spotify and he released his song on the platform. Many called Leclerc an abundance of talent and a pleasure to follow as they thanked him for putting the song up on Spotify. While others suggested how proud they were of the Monegasque and how happy this makes them showering their love on him. Let’s see how the fans have reacted:

Many called the Ferrari driver precious, as he shared his heart about the song and the story behind it. Some suggested they’ll assemble an arm to protect the precious Charles Leclerc.

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There were also some who resorted to using Emojis to express their love, as words were not enough to describe Charles’ post.

Some suggested they are as happy listening to the songs as Leclerc is while playing it.

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It came as a surprise for many how Leclerc got so good at playing piano, knowing that he only started playing during the pandemic. The Ferrari driver showing interest in an alternate world is impressive and might be something to look forward to in the future.

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What do you think about the song? Do you like it? Are you as surprised as we are?

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Pranay Bhagi

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Pranay Bhagi is an F1 writer at EssentiallySports, who has always been passionate about sports and writing. With a degree from a prestigious institute, he has channeled his enthusiasm into sports journalism, particularly F1, a sport that has captivated him for over a decade. Pranay's deep-rooted love for the sport began during the Sebastian Vettel era, and he has been following it religiously ever since.
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Varunkumaar Chelladurai