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Charles Leclerc wears a boyish smile. He is easy going, polite and affable. But behind his calm exterior must lie a streak of steel.
For Ferrari's No 1 has suffered more than his fair of tragedy across 24 years. His godfather Jules Bianchi died nine months after crashing at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. And in 2017, his father Herve died after a period of deteriorating health.
As if that was not enough to bear, his friend Anthoine Hubert died in the Formula Two race on the weekend of the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix. Leclerc stood with his head bowed on the grid as tribute was paid to the 22-year-old Frenchman. He then jumped into his Ferrari and won the race.
Charles Leclerc wears a boyish smile but his life has been plagued by tragedy in recent years
Leclerc, who comes to Silverstone 49 points behind Max Verstappen, relives those defining moments and serves as an example of the cold dedication it takes to be one of the 20 men who will drive at 210mph this weekend.
'I don't think about danger,' said Leclerc, who has never so much as broken a finger. 'I was extremely close to Jules, and Anthoine I had known since we were young.
