‘Charles Leclerc spoke to Mercedes and Red Bull before agreeing new £160m Ferrari deal’
But he spoke to Mercedes, Red Bull, Alpine and Aston Martin before committing himselꦡf to his existing employers.
The Monegasque driver will tie himself to the famous Italian manufacturer for the next five years w✃ith the mega-deal, reports.
The contract would be structured as ꦉa two-year deal until the end of 2026, with the opti൩on to extend it until 2029.
The total £160m worth means he would be paid £32m per year, although this could🌃 be raised to £43m by the fifth year of the deal.
Lecleﷺrc would have the longest contract on the entire F1 grid if the deal goes through.
However, this news does come from 🤪the same source who reported details𒆙 of a new Lewis Hamilton contract earlier this season which Mercedes swiftly denied.
Leclerc, of course, is regularly n✱amed as one of the drivers who could replace Hamilton, whose current contract expires at the end of this year, at Mercedes.
Leclerc has regularly maintained his dream of winning the F1 championship in the famous 🐠re🔯d of Ferrari.
They have been winles🍸s since Kimi Raikkonen’s triumph in 2007.
James was a sports journalist🃏 at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
