Leclerc signs new multi-year contract with Ferrari

Charles Leclerc, the 28-year-old Monegasque driver, has committed his future to Ferrari by signing a new multi-year contract with the Italian Formula 1 team. The announcement solidifies his role as a key figure for the Scuderia.

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Being a Ferrari driver is a dream, but also a responsibility that I never take for granted. I will continue to give absolutely everything I have to bring this team back where it belongs, at the very top, for everyone in Maranello, and above all for the tifosi, whose passion is the heart of this Scuderia.

Leclerc, who joined Ferrari's driver academy in 2016 and has been racing for the team since 2019, described his position as more than just a job. "Ferrari has always been much more than a team to me. It is a family that I have loved and dreamed of since I was a child," he stated. He pledged to give his all to bring the team back to its winning ways, acknowledging the passion of the "tifosi," the team's devoted fanbase.

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Ferrari has always been much more than a team to me. It is a family that I have loved and dreamed of since I was a child.

Team principal Fred Vasseur emphasized the natural progression of the contract renewal, highlighting Leclerc's development into one of Formula 1's strongest drivers. "We appreciate his talent, we love his determination and the way he approaches the people at the Scuderia every day, both on and off the track," Vasseur said. Leclerc is currently third in the world championship standings after five races this season.

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Charles is part of the Ferrari family already for many years and this contract renewal seems very natural to us.

Since his F1 debut, Leclerc has achieved eight wins and 52 podium finishes in 178 starts. His continued presence is seen as crucial for Ferrari's ambitions to compete at the highest level of motorsport.

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During these seasons we have seen him grow, to become not only one of the strongest drivers in Formula 1, but also a person who is completely one with the team and all that Ferrari represents.