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On the 18th of June 2020, Charles Leclerc experienced a drive like no other. Remember when Monaco residents were woken up by Charles driving the SF90 Stradale on its F1 circuit last month? Check our previous article if you missed it! Well he did it once more, but in Maranello this time around! "I don’t normally like getting up early, but this morning there was a great reason to do so. Maybe it woke a few people up, but it was great to drive through the streets of Maranello in the SF1000”; Charles said. 

As part of a demonstration event in Ferrari’s “Back on Track“ program in which they celebrate the return of the 2020 F1 season, Leclerc piloted the 2020 F1 car early in the morning visiting most of the iconic Ferrari locations. Charles drove the Ferrari SF1000 as it emerged from the Officina Classiche, the heart of the historic factory in Maranello, in the same fashion as Enzo Ferrari did in the 125 S back in 1947! 

As per Ferrari’s official description: “After crossing a deserted Via Abetone Inferiore, the SF1000 passed in front of the Gestione Sportiva in Via Enzo Ferrari 27, where all the Scuderia’s Formula 1 cars have been designed, built and developed since 2015.   

Charles then drove on past the Maranello Museum, another significant building for enthusiasts, which is home to some of the most beautiful Ferraris built over the past 73 years… he ended his run taking Via Gilles Villeneuve on his way to the legendary Fiorano Track. This is the track where every road going Ferrari since 1972 is driven for the first time and, until testing restrictions were introduced, it was also the proving ground for every Formula 1 car to come out of Maranello.” 

Is Charles Leclerc living the Ferrari dream? We certainly think so! “It was exciting to get back in the car today, particularly on such a special route.”  

Although that dream will be mostly achieved when he becomes a Ferrari World Champion, but he has proved that he’s got the potential & the mentality of a champion. He also has the team’s full support considering he’s the first Ferrari F1 driver to be offered a 5-year contract & the first driver of the modern era to have driven a Formula 1 car though the streets of Maranello!