PARIS.- The pilot of Formula 1, Charles Leclercwill continue to be part of the family Ferraria “dream for the Monegasque, after signing a contract for an indefinite duration with the Italian constructor, the Scudería announced this Wednesday before the Monaco Grand Prix.
“Being a Ferrari driver is a dream, but also a responsibility that I will never take for granted. I will continue to give absolutely everything I have to return this team to the top, for everyone in Maranello, especially for the tifosi, whose passion is the beating heart of this Scuderia,” wrote Leclerc, 28, in a statement from the world’s oldest team in F1.
“Charles has been part of the Ferrari family for many years and renewing him seems completely natural to us,” said its director, the Frenchman. Frederic Vasseurwho met Leclerc in his early days in Sauber in 2018.
The Monegasque signed for Ferrari in 2019, with a first victory in the Belgian Grand Prix. There are eight in total, the most recent in austin in 2024.
His record also includes 27 pole positions and 52 podiums, including two third places this season in the GPs of Australia and Japan.
In the GPs of Miami and Montrealin May, the 41-year-old Briton’s partner Lewis Hamilton he only finished 8th and 4th.
Leclerc then declared that he was “very disappointed in himself” in Florida and admitted to having had a “catastrophic weekend” in Canada.
Unlike Hamilton, the Monegasque, recently married to a fashion and social media star, Alexandra Saint-Mleuxshows a discreet and reserved personality at press conferences and in the paddock.
Antonelli denies rumors
While the “transfer market” for 2027 has already begun, the current leader of the driver standings, the 19-year-old Italian prodigy Kimi Antonelli (mercedes), had to deny a rumor that placed him at Ferrari.
“I am a Mercedes driver and my goal is to win with Mercedes. I feel the duty to give my best for this team. Afterwards, we will see,” declared Antonelli during an event last weekend in his country.
The sixth test of Formula 1 World Cup It will be held starting Friday on the legendary urban circuit of Monaco.
