Throwback: When Norman Nato played padel with F1 drivers Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc

Norman Nato currently competes for Nissan in Formula E. He was earlier a part of Andretti before joining Nissan last year. This season has been dull for the Formula E driver, as even after he won a race, the results underwent an overhaul to implement penalties, which ended up costing him his position.

Before he gets back on the track, here’s a throwback from one of his eventful days with some Formula 1 drivers.

Norman Nato had shared pictures with F1 friends

Two years back, Norman Nato joined Formula 1 champions Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc for a game of padel, and pictures from the day prove he even won a trophy for his performance in the game.Nato had shared a few pictures from their game of padel on Instagram in October of 2023 and wrote in the caption: “Great fun playing in the very first @alltime.mc padel tournament together with athletes from all different sports and backgrounds.

A lot of fun and just a little bit of competition… #padel.”

The pictures show Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, and Nissan driver Norman Nato posing with racquets during a game of padel. A picture also shows Verstappen and Nato posing with their trophies.
Fans of the three racing drivers were surprised to see them together. A fan had commented on the pictures, “Max using that Head Extreme One racket as a beginner is wild...

Even the number 1 player of the world (Arturo Coello) avoids that racket.” Another had written, “no competition here.” One more said, “Personally, I think we need more video evidence of this happening.”Leclerc and Nato are close friends. Once, Norman Nato accompanied Charles Leclerc and his family to Ibiza for a group holiday. They all had a lot of fun in the picturesque location and had Nato posing shirtless under the Ibiza sun in several pictures from the location on Instagram.Also Read: Tokyo E-Prix 2025: Norman Nato tops First Free Practice, Taylor Barnard suffers a crashAt present, Nato will be prepping for the upcoming Jakarta E-Prix, scheduled from June 19–21. Verstappen and Leclerc will be seen getting back on the track at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.