F1 Social Stint | Leclerc receives special race number for birthday

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08:58, 13 Oct 2021

After the Turkish Grand Prix the teams and drivers have another week off prior to the American Grand Prix. In GPblog's F1 Social Stint you can read about what drivers and teams are doing in the off week after the Turkish GP.

Leclerc receives special race number for birthday

Charles Leclerc turned 24 years old today. But with no racing this weekend, the Monegasque will not be able to see his beloved Ferrari SF21. To celebrate Leclerc's birthday the team has changed Leclerc's number 16 to 24 for the day.

Bottas takes 'revenge' on Wolff with champagne shower

Valtteri Bottas couldn't believe his luck after his first win of 2021. The Finn won the Turkish Grand Prix and could therefore enjoy a bottle of champagne after the race. When Toto Wolff tried to hose him down, Bottas took revenge by spraying his entire bottle on the team boss.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

F1 Social Stint | Leclerc receives special race number for birthday

Leclerc receives special race number for birthday

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