Charles Leclerc hails from the Mediterranean principality of Monaco. The Ferrari driver was born and raised in the tiny microstate, populated by the ultra-rich. Although the Monegasque language is closely derived from their neighbors France, Leclerc has often let it be known that he is proud of his heritage.
So much so that the driver often corrects journalists and fans for mistaking his nationality. The driver politely corrects them whenever they call him French on TV.
The Ferrari driver himself prefers to state his nationality as ‘Monegasque’. Like when he disclosed his Mother’s Day plans to his fans while streaming.
Leclerc celebrates French Mothers’ Day to keep his mum happy
During one of his 2020 live streams, Charles Leclerc told his fans that he would be taking an early leave from streaming. Leclerc had originally planned to stream “Warzone,” but canceled it as he planned on visiting his mother.
The video was posted by a Twitter user, ‘leclercsletters’. The Ferrari driver told, “No Warzone or anything tonight. As I’m bringing my mom to dinner here, as it’s Mother’s Day here in France. So, no game!”
“i’m bringing my mom to dinner here, as in france it’s mother’s day. […] ‘monaco is not france’ i know, i know but it’s a good excuse to make her happy. so i did the Italian mother’s day and now i do the french mother’s day” pic.twitter.com/GArPcx4WtO
— clara (@leclercsletters) May 11, 2023
Noticing that the Ferrari driver is following the French calendar’s date for Mother’s Day, a fan commented, “Monaco is not France,” on the driver’s chat. To which Leclerc proudly agreed. Leclerc later revealed that he celebrates both, the Italian and French Mother’s Day as it makes his mom happy.
Charles Leclerc gets often mistaken as a French driver
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has been mistakenly identified as a French driver on multiple occasions. Due to his accent and hailing from the tiny microstate of Monaco, he is often labeled with the wrong nationality.
Funnily, even Formula 2 mistook his Monagesque nationality once after Leclerc won the F2 title in 2017. The driver won the race in Jerez, Spain, and stood on the top step of the podium for the national anthem. However, instead of the national anthem of Monaco, the French anthem was played.
The time when Charles won the F2 championship and the organizers put the French anthem instead of the monegasque one…😭✋🏻 pic.twitter.com/84WiQLHsIl
— Madie 🏁 (@Madiethebadieee) July 19, 2022
Leclerc was visibly pissed as he raised his arms in displeasure. The organizers quickly took note of the driver’s frustrations and played the correct anthem for their newly crowned champion.
