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Not Daniel Ricciardo: Kristen Bell Reveals this F1 driver to be Her Celebrity Crush After Watching Netflix’s Drive to Survive

Published 11/17/2021, 4:22 AM EST

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Charles Leclerc is regarded as one of the best-looking drivers on the Formula One grid, and American actress Kristen Bell revealed that she has a crush on the Ferrari driver.

Bell who was on Ellen with her husband Dax Shepard, talks about Netflix’s Drive to Survive. She also talks about her friendship with McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo, and how she tried to give Leclerc her phone number at the United States Grand Prix.

via Reuters

Kristen Bell reveals Charles Leclerc to be her F1 crush

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The Good Place actor was invited to Austin for the US Grand Prix by Ricciardo. Bell revealed that she is a fan of the Netflix show, and found Ferrari’s Leclerc to be her new crush.

Talking on Ellen, she said, “I mean I did watch Drive to Survive which got me into Formula One. I don’t sit down and watch the entire race, but Danny had gotten us tickets to come to the grid.”

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And, after watching DTS, there are some visually stimulating people on that show. Well yeah so there is another driver, I mean I adore Danny but there is a driver that’s just got a face, it’s Charles Leclerc.”

“We were with the people that were touring us around,” just then the audience cheered as they saw a photo of Leclerc which made Bell say with excitement, “Right!?”

“They say, “Is there anything else you want to see?” We are watching them pour dry ice into the cars before they go. I was like this all looks great, you guys should go for it.”

“I say, I just want to get a visual on Leclerc, see what’s happening over there. And I walk over, and I whisper to Dax, “Hey you don’t have a piece of paper with my phone number on it, do you?” She concluded.

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How did Leclerc perform in Austin?

The Monegasque racing driver found himself in fourth place for the US Grand Prix and was hoping to gain some places as soon as the lights went out.

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Unfortunately, Leclerc didn’t get to move up the pecking order and had to settle for the same position that he started in. However, the Ferrari driver is content with himself as he managed to pick twelve points from the race at the Circuits of the Americas.

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Arpit Gomes is an F1 author at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing his Journalism degree from Xavier’s Institute, he is a big fan of McLaren and their driver Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo. Arpit always looks forward to the paddock moving to Spa and drivers dealing with the exciting Eau Rouge corner as well the straight at Monza.
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