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Golf, being the luxurious sport that it is, is often a way for athletes to calm their nerves, with Michael Jordan being the perfect example. And Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is no different, who recently played golf with future Williams’ driver Alex Albon and his professional golfer girlfriend, Lily Muni He.

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After the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Leclerc was in Los Angeles where he met up with the Thai driver. The duo enjoyed a game of golf and even teased that they could be good teammates in the sport.

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Charles Leclerc and Alex Albon play a round of gold in LA

With a week to go before the Mexican Grand Prix, Leclerc took out time to meet Albon and Lily and play a few rounds of golf in sunny Los Angeles. Even though they will be rivals on next year’s grid, they teased they could be good teammates in golf.

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While they were getting ready to take their shot, a video was posted with the caption, “As teammates?”

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How did Leclerc perform in Austin?

The 24-year-old was starting fourth on the grid for Sunday’s much-anticipated race. Leclerc had hoped to grab a win or at least a podium as he was in a good position to do so.

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However, as the checkered flag brought the United States Grand Prix to a close, Leclerc found himself in the same place that he started, and bagged twelve points for the Maranello-based team.

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Now, with the upcoming Mexican Grand Prix next week, Leclerc would aim to bounce back and redeem himself at the next race this season.

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With five races reaming till the end of the 2021 Formula One season, what are your predictions for Charles this year?

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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. When he's not writing about F1 or watching Drive to Survive, Arpit can be found producing documentary films.

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