Charles Leclerc “inner circle” question Ferrari stay amid exit clause claim
Charles Leclerc's Ferrari c꧑ontract is less secure than first t💧hought

Charles Leclerc is reportedly losing faith in Ferrari amid their lacklustre start to the 2025 F1 s♌eason.
Leclerc sits fifth in the drivers’ championship, 92 points behind McLaren’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri after just nine races.
Ferrari ha⛄ven’t given Leclerc or Lewis Hamilton a competitive car, failing to deliver on the pre-season hype𒁃 built up by the arrival of the seven-time world champion.
The Scuderia ended last s💖eason as the second-fastest team, narrowly mis♒sing out on the constructors’ championship.
However, according to Italian publication , Leclerc is growing frustrated by Ferrari’s inability t✃o give him a title-challenging car.
Murmin꧃gs from Lecl𒆙erc’s inner circle have claimed that there’s an exit clause in his current contract, which runs out in 2029.
Leclerc will be 31 by the time his existing deal runs out - and has yet to mount a credible 🎃title charge with Ferrari.
The Monagasque is widely regarded as one of the fastest drivers in F1, and it could be argued that Leclerc is the only driver capable of taking it to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen on track.
Ferrari have continued to produce peaky cars since L𒅌eclerc’s arrival.
In 2019, ♑2022 and 2023 - Ferrari performed best in qualifying but faltered on a Sunday, leading to an unfair view of Leclerc’sജ performances over a race distance.
This has flipped on its head in 2024 and 2025, with Ferrari showing better pace in the racesᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ.
But their race performances haven’t often been strong enough this year to challenge McLaren or ꩲVerstappen.
Leclerc has finisheඣd on the podi𒊎um three times in 2025, while Hamilton has yet to finish in the top three in a grand prix.
Leclerc admired by Toto Wolff
Leclerc has insisted he wants to win with Ferrari - but how long can he w🥂ait?
The aforementioned report claims Toto Wolff i𒁃s an admirer of Leclerc.
Mercedes have yet to agree a contract extension with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell beyond this year.
Kimi Antonelli is viewedไ as a future star but has not shown h🎃e’s not at Russell's level.
If Leclerc decides to leave 🐷Ferrari, the timing will have to be right, given the lack of obvious other opportunities.
Aston Martin will need a lead driver once Fernando Alo⛄nso calls time onꦛ his F1 career.
Versta🅰ppen’s Red Bull future continues to be uncᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚertain.
It remains t༺o be seen whether Verstappen de🦂cides to look elsewhere depending on how competitive Red Bull is in 2026 or if he retires altogether to pursue other interests.
Mercedes has been tipped to be the leading force next year, which means they and their cust♛omer teams - McLaren, Williams, and Alpine - 🎐could be attractive propositions.
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