Charles Leclerc: Ferrari driver asks fans to stop gathering outside his home

Charles Leclerc says helium volition proceed to motion autographs and airs for selfies with fans successful nationalist places and astatine the contention track

Charles Leclerc has asked fans to respect his privateness and halt turning up extracurricular his Monaco apartment.

The Ferrari operator said helium would inactive greet fans successful nationalist places oregon astatine the track, but gathering astatine his location is "a bound that should not beryllium crossed".

Leclerc had his ticker stolen successful Italy past twelvemonth arsenic helium posed for a selfie with 2 radical wearing scooter helmets.

Italian constabulary said past week they had arrested 4 radical wanted successful transportation with the theft successful the seaside edifice of Viareggio past April.

"For the past fewer months, my location code has someway go public, starring to radical gathering beneath my apartment, ringing my bell, and asking for pictures and autographs," Leclerc wrote connected his Instagram stories.

"While I'm ever blessed to beryllium determination for you and I genuinely admit your support, delight respect my privateness and refrain from coming to my house.

"I'll marque definite to halt for everyone erstwhile you spot maine connected the streets oregon astatine the track, but I won't beryllium coming downstairs if you sojourn my home.

"Your support, some successful idiosyncratic and connected societal media, means the satellite to me, but determination is simply a bound that should not beryllium crossed."

Leclerc has endured a hard commencement to the 2023 Formula 1 season, crashing retired of 2 of the archetypal 3 races to beryllium 10th successful the operator standings.