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Monégasque driver Charles Leclerc becomes father to a daughter

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Monégasque driver Charles Leclerc and his partner Alexandra Saint Mleux have had a daughter named Bianca, born on 3 November 2026. The birth was announced the following day by the mother on Instagram, where she posted a photo of the baby and her date of birth.

Monégasque Formula One driver Charles Leclerc has become the father of a daughter named Bianca, born on Tuesday 3 November 2026. His partner Alexandra Saint Mleux announced the birth on Wednesday on Instagram by posting a photo of the baby’s feet, according to L’essentiel.

It is the couple’s first child; they had married in a civil ceremony in Monaco less than a year earlier. Charles Leclerc will not take part in this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix and will be replaced at Ferrari by Swede Dino Beganovic, L’essentiel reports.

The Monégasque driver’s participation in the season’s final three races, in Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, remains to be confirmed. The couple also plans to hold another wedding celebration with their relatives in 2027.

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