With the Christmas season here already, people are preparing to gifts to their loved ones. In the workplace, the Secret Santa gift exchange is quite popular. Hence, it is popular among F1 drivers as well. Back in 2019, Charles Leclerc gave a memorable gift to Pierre Gasly as his Secret Santa.
Charles and Pierre are known to be very close friends from a very young age. Being in the same age group, both drivers grew up competing against each other from their karting days. Hence, they would have spent a lot of time together between races. Both drivers are fluent in French as well.
Charles Leclerc gifts Pierre Gasly the most obnoxious gift
Back in 2019, Charles Leclerc gifted Pierre Gasly an audio recording of both of the screaming. The recording of Charles screaming was from the radio message after he won the Italian Grand Prix. The recording of Gasly screaming was after he got a podium in the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Both Charles and Pierre had made some remarkable achievements during the 2019 season. It was Leclerc’s first season with Ferrari where he won 2 races including the Italian Grand Prix. After winning in Monza, the Ferrari driver screamed out of happiness on the radio. Winning in Monza in front of the Tifosi has been accomplished by very few Ferrari drivers.
also can’t forget when charles gifted pierre a recording of them both screaming https://t.co/T7IHwYkFGM pic.twitter.com/cPIZqpOe5R
— clara (@leclercsletters) December 18, 2023
Pierre Gasly actually did not have a good start to the season. While he was promoted to Red Bull in the beginning, he was not able to perform well for the team. Before the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix, the French driver was demoted back to Toro Rosso. However, he found a lot of success with Toro Rosso.
During the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix, he achieved his first podium finish. After achieving his first career podium, Gasly came on the radio similar to Charles, and screamed his lungs out. This performance continued in the following years for the French driver. The next year, he got his first Grand Prix win in Monza.
Who is Charles Leclerc’s Secret Santa this year?
For 2023, Charles Leclerc got Fernando Alonso as his Secret Santa. As soon as Charles unwrapped the gift, he realized who it was from. The gift was from Kimoa brand which was founded by Alonso.
The 2-time Champion got Leclerc a paddle tennis racket. Charles often plays paddle with his fellow drivers and friends. Other drivers like George Russell, Lando Norris, and Max Verstappen also enjoy a friendly game of paddle. We can be sure that all of these drivers are competitive on the court as well.
Who got the best Secret Santa gift this year? 🎁🤔#F1 pic.twitter.com/bKiau82awb
— Formula 1 (@F1) December 20, 2023
This year, Leclerc was Zhou Guanyu’s Secret Santa. It is fair to say that the gift was one of the best this year. Charles decided to gift Zhou a calendar featuring images of Valtteri Bottas exposing his butt. It can also be referred to as the Bottass calendar. Zhou was absolutely surprised and had no idea it was from Leclerc.