Charles Leclerc took a tour of Circuit Zandvoort's track along with Harrie Lavreysen. The official handle of Formula 1 took to social media and posted the video where the duo rode cycles with each other. As the Paris Olympics 2024's Gold medalist challenged for a race, Charles denied it and continued at the pace in which he was driving. The video has gone viral on X.
"That's one race we wouldn't back Charles Leclerc in... Watch the moment Charles joined THREE-TIME Paris 2024 gold medal cyclist Harrie Lavreysen for a tour of Circuit Zandvoort," wrote the official handle of Formula 1 on X. The suggestion of the post was to not accept the challenge of Harrie in a cycling race. It took place around the track of Formula 1.
Watch the video here -
That's one race we wouldn't back Charles Leclerc in... 🤣
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 27, 2024
Watch the moment Charles joined THREE-TIME Paris 2024 gold medal cyclist Harrie Lavreysen for a tour of Circuit Zandvoort 🇳🇱#F1 #DutchGP
The fans felt Leclerc should've been offered a car as they felt it would have been a fair battle. A few days after the Dutch Grand Prix 2024 concluded, the fun race took place. At the Circuit Zandvoort, the duo went for a ride and had a bit of interaction. The duo spent some time together and were happy to have met each other in a unique way.
Dutch Grand Prix 2024 results
On the 25th of August 2024, the Dutch Grand Prix took place. Charles had a great performance in the race as he finished sixth with an impressive timing of 1 hour 10 minutes and 58 seconds. The Ferrari driver had one of the best finishes of the year and improved a lot compared to his previous performances. Lando Norris won the race with a brilliant timing of 1 hour and 9.673 minutes.
Max Verstappen of Red Bull finished second with a timing of 1 hour and 10.029 minutes. He was followed by McLaren's Oscar Piastri who finished with a time of 1 hour and 10.172 minutes. McLaren dominated the race without a doubt as they had two of the top 3 drivers on the podium. George Russell and Sergio Perez finished fourth and fifth respectively.