He?s just 22, but Charles Leclerc is one of the fastest drivers Formula 1 has seen in decades. It was only in 2018 that he made his F1 debut, and last year he was fast-tracked into the Ferrari team. And he promptly scored more race wins and points than his teammate?the four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel.
Like many super-quick Formula 1 drivers, Leclerc is also an avid motorcyclist. Past and present pilots such as Senna, Schumacher, Hamilton, Button and Webber have shared this passion, but Leclerc is also part of a even smaller group.

Along with Kimi Räikkönen?who ironically vacated his Ferrari seat for the young Monégasque?he?s a fan of custom bikes.
We know this because Leclerc has just commissioned a custom Vitpilen 701 from one of our favorite French builders, Walid from Bad Winners.
?It started with a simple message on Instagram,? Walid tells us. ?A message from Charles Leclerc to the Bad Winners account! At first I thought it was spam.?
?Charles said, ?I’ve been following you for a while, and I really like your motorcycles. Would it be possible to make me one"??

Walid was not convinced that this was the real Charles Leclerc. He sent through his number, and then his phone rang. Leclerc was on the other end of the line.
He told Walid that his favorite bike was ?The Apex,? the Yamaha FZS600 Fazer from around three years ago. And he?d like to use that bike as inspiration for a build based on the Husqvarna Vitpilen 701. Project ?Apex 2.0? wa...