Charles Leclerc’s Brother Promises a “Chat” With Nephew Oscar Piastri After Australian Driver Nearly Steals Monaco Win

Arthur Leclerc posted a story about the F1 qualifying classifications on his Instagram after Charles Leclerc took the pole position. However, it wasn’t for Leclerc but focused on Oscar Piastri, as he captioned the story, “Family Front Row ♥️.” It all started with a tweet made by Piastri, and now Charles Leclerc’s brother promises to have a chat with Oscar Piastri, his recently adopted nephew, who nearly stole the Monaco GP win.

The Nephew saga for Oscar Piastri began during the buildup to Monaco. McLaren posted on his Instagram asking and looking for his Monegasque roots to get some support for the Monaco GP. Charles Leclerc sneakily replied to the tweet, suggesting he could adopt Piastri if needed, and since then, it has become official that Piastri is a part of the Leclerc family. Piastri even considered Leo his brother. 

As the two Leclercs started on the front row, Piastri came close to overtaking Charles Leclerc on both race starts. For the majority of the race, Piastri was stuck in Leclerc’s gearbox but wasn’t able to make a move due to the nature of Monaco. In the end, Charles Leclerc brought the car home, finishing ahead of Piastri, and won the Monaco GP, his home race. This not only made the Ferrari driver emotional but a lot of people in the paddock, including his brother Arthur Leclerc.

Talking about the Leclercs finishing 1-2 in the race, Arthur Leclerc mentioned the pressure that Oscar Piastri was putting on the Monegasque during the initial laps of the race. Arthur Leclerc explained how he needed to have a chat with Nephew Piastri as he said, “We need to calm down my nephew now; I will have a chat with him.”

Regardless, Leclerc winning the race was an emotional moment as he remembered his father and Jules Bianchi in the final laps. Let’s see what he had to say after the race. 

Charles Leclerc’s emotional last laps before the Monaco GP win: “I thought about Jules [Bianchi] and my father”

A bad pitstop, an unforced error, a bad strategic call—one thing or another has stopped Charles Leclerc from winning and finishing the Monaco GP. But not this time. He started on the pole and won the race, putting the Monaco curse to bed. However, during the final few laps, it almost came undone, as Leclerc had tears in his eyes. However, he kept himself in check and brought the SF24 home to win the race.

Explaining the wave of emotions in the last laps, Leclerc said, “Two laps from the end coming out of the tunnel, I was struggling to see, cause there were tears in my eyes, and I said ‘Charles, you can’t do it now’. My father did everything to get me here, and my mom, brother, and girlfriend are here, everyone is here. I think it’s coming together. Everything I thought about, I thought about a lot of people, Jules, my father, and I never think of things. The last 15 laps they were in my head. I am overall incredible happy, and tonight, I am going to party like an animal.”

How emotional were you after Charles Leclerc Monaco’s GP win?