Charles Leclerc and Girlfriend Alexandra Saint Mleux spotted at Crashgate mastermind Flavio Briatore’s yacht party

Flavio Briatore recently made an unexpected return to F1. He joined Alpine and got to work on rebuilding the team to its former glory. This increased his attendance at F1 events and his relationship grew stronger with drivers such as Charles Leclerc and also his girlfriend, Alexandra Saint Mleux. They both were spotted at the 74-year-old’s yacht party.

The former team principal was responsible for helping young prodigies get their chance at the sharp end of the grid. He closely followed Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso who later became world champions under his reign. However, 2008’s Crashgate scandal left a taint on his vast career which later earned him a ban from the FIA.

Despite this, the ban was later overturned and Flavio Briatore returned to the sport as special supervisor for the Renault (Alpine) project. Subsequently, his close ties with the F1 world were witnessed at a yacht party he hosted where multiple F1 drivers and faces graced the event.

Notably, Charles Leclerc was present with his partner, Alexandra Saint Mleux. Moreover, George Russell and Stefano Domenicali were also in attendance which led fans to speculate regarding the discussions that took place at the party.

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Charles Leclerc seems weary of Ferrari’s pace in the upcoming rounds

While Briatore hosted his yacht party, his team has been having a tough time in the lower F1 pack. On the other hand, Ferrari emerged victorious at Monza causing the grid to be weary of the Scuderia’s pace at the upcoming rounds.

However, the Monegasque remained realistic and claimed that McLaren was still the benchmark as one race cannot spell a huge change in the standings.

We had also another upgrade, which I think definitely brought us closer to McLaren, but I don't think it's enough to be the car to beat for the rest of the season on other tracks. I think we still have a lot of work to do, but I'm really happy anyway to have one here in Italy.

Charles Leclerc said in an interview with F1

Leclerc revealed that despite an extra upgrade on the SF-24 in Monza, the papaya cars still had a delta on them. Moreover, he asserted that the latter is a more all-round car and Ferrari might witness some surges in performance at one track while other circuits might spell a different story.

Apart from this, Ferrari currently stands third in the constructor’s standings with a 39-point gap. Thus, they could pounce past Red Bull in the standings if they have a great weekend like Monza in the upcoming rounds.

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