Charles Leclerc has a banter on the radio at the Australian GP. [Credits: X/ Formula 1]

Charles Leclerc’s Snappy “Words of Wisdom” Response on Ferrari’s Team Radio Left Everyone In Splits At The Australian GP

Charles Leclerc and Ferrari create a new meme for the 2025 season.

Charles Leclerc has a banter on the radio at the Australian GP. [Credits: X/ Formula 1]

The oldest team on the Formula 1 grid; the team which has participated in every Formula 1 season since the founding of the event. A formidable opponent which has won 16 driver’s championships and 15 constructor championships. When you put together all these achievements, you formulate the recipe for the most successful team on the grid.

So which team comes to your mind when I put forward these stats? If you are someone who has been following Ferrari for the past few years (actually an entire decade), you would find it hard to believe that its Ferrari. The very same Scuderia Ferrari which is known for its unique (read disastrous) strategy calls and impeccable performance.

The performance Scuderia Ferrari has been displaying is another topic to consider. But the way, Ferrari drivers banter on the radio with their oh so innocent and clueless engineers, is a whole new level. Scuderia Ferrari has transitioned from the pride of Maranello, into a meme.

There are numerous quotes from Ferrari radios swirling around the internet- “stay out stay out stay out, IN IN IN”, “we are checking”, “Si…Plan B…Si”. It has transitioned to such a point that poor Charles Leclerc even gets nightmares of “BOX BOX BOX”. The Australian Grand Prix 2025 was no such exception.

Wait for Charles Leclerc’s answer at 41:03 in the video

Charles Leclerc, Team Ferrari And “Must be the water” Situation at The Australian Grand Prix

Picture yourself in this situation- you are Charles Leclerc, racing a not so fast Ferrari, on lap 25 of a rain swept Australian Grand Prix. You ask, “Is there a leakage…my seat is full of water”. In an ideal situation, with an absolutely normal team, you would except answers like, “No leakage”, “Just the rain”. But when you are racing for the Prancing Horses, you get- “Must be the water.“

Fortunately, Charles Leclerc had the opportunity to be a part of this conversation through his team radio. The drivers who are racing with dangerous loss of grip and an underperforming car, would usually snap in this situation. This would follow with a barrage of “not so nice” words on the team radio. However, it looks like Charles Leclerc remembered the new Formula 1 regulations. All he could do was snap back and say, “Let’s add that to the Words of Wisdom“.

Charles on the radio in the rain 😭 pic.twitter.com/a3TRQmpKQg
— ESPN F1 (@ESPNF1) March 16, 2025

The comment section of ESPN’s post is now full of cheeky comments from individuals taking a dig at Ferrari. However, “The Playoffs Award for The Best Comment” goes to a user named, Darrell J Beaulière, who wrote- “Tears of the sky meet Charles’ radio lament—a poignant symphony of emotion echoes through the rain-drenched #AusGP!”. Poetic indeed!

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