Charles Leclerc explains why he went public with engagement as he balances fame and privacy

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• While he has compromised on some of his privacy, he insists he "cannot complain"."But at the end of the day, I'm so lucky to be doing what I love.
• In the team I've always dreamed of driving for, having so much support everywhere," he said."Yes, there's a little bit less privacy.
• Or, you can have privacy, but you need to organise yourself much better than when I just had a normal life!
• But it comes with so many good sides that it's not a problem, and I cannot complain about it."AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLeclerc explained that he and Saint Mleux decided to share the news of their engagement on 2 November as it was "nice to be sharing some of those really positive news," but what he does struggle with is keeping his work-related emotions separate from his home life."It's more like sometimes you just want to spend a moment with your mom and just be normal and live a normal life, and that is a bit more difficult now," he added.
• "Of course, the news of the engagement wasn't so private as we obviously shared it ourselves!