Meals on F1 wheels: Formula One ace Charles Leclerc, 22, helps Monaco Red Cross by delivering food to the elderly during coronavirus crisis
- The Ferrari driver, 22, assisted the Monaco Red Cross in their volunteering work
- He was delivering meals to the elderly and those unable to leave their homes
- He is also helping to transport equipment to the Princess Grace Hospital Centre
- Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19
Formula One hotshot Charles Leclerc has hit the streets of Monaco again where he races at 180mph-plus – this time delivering milk and groceries at just 30mph.
The 22-year-old Ferrari driver was born in the Mediterranean principality and says he wants to help during the coronavirus pandemic. He was assisting the Monaco Red Cross in their volunteer work.
He pulled on a mask rather than a racing helmet and headed onto the streets of Monte Carlo to deliver meals to the elderly and those unable to leave their homes.
Charles Leclerc volunteering with the Monaco Red Cross to help the coronavirus effort in Monte Carlo
The driver – who is an ambassador of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation – is also helping to transport equipment to the Princess Grace Hospital Centre.
It comes after he has also assisted Princess Charlene in promoting her mask initiative and raced online to raise money for the World Health Organisation’s COVID-19 Response Fund.
Monaco currently has 95 confirmed cases of coronavirus and has reported 4 deaths according to data from the Johns Hopkins University website.
The brakes are currently on F1 while the sport waits for news on when the 2020 season can begin.
The 22-year-old Ferrari driver (centre) was born in the Mediterranean principality and says he wants to help during the coronavirus pandemic. He was assisting the Monaco Red Cross in their volunteer work
This week Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey said the championship was targeting a racing return on 3-5 July in Austria.