Charles Leclerc Crashed Niki Lauda's Early 70s Ferrari F1 Car at Monaco

Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc is actually from Monaco. He was born there, he's licensed there, and he's raced under that flag his entire career. If you have a legendary Ferrari F1 car at a historic race in Monaco and need a driver, that makes him the best possible choice. Unfortunately, there is the matter of his luck at his home grand prix.

It's worse than simply never winning Monaco in any series. Leclerc has never even finished a race at Monaco. He missed the start in dramatic fashion last year, taking pole on one lap and crashing out of the weekend on the next. His luck here is, to put it mildly, an outlier in a career otherwise highlighted by wins, poles, and junior formula championships. And, if you thought it would turn around just because he's the current F1 points leader, he disproved that today.