ꦫBut he spoke to Mercedes, Red Bull, Alpine and Aston Martin before committing hiꦅmself to his existing employers.

The Monegasque driver will tie himself to the famous Italian manufacturer for the next ⛄fiꦚve years with the mega-deal, reports.

The contract would be structured as a two-year deal until the end of 2026, with the option 🃏to extend it until 202🅷9.

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.

Lecl꧒erc would have the longest contract on the entire F1 grid if the deal goes through.

However, this news does come from the same souﷺrce who reported details of a new Lewis Hamilton contract earlier🧔 this season which Mercedes swiftly denied.

Leclerc, of course,𓃲 is regularly named as one of the drivers who could replace Hamilton, whose current contract expires at the end of this year, at Mercedes.

Leclerc has regularly maintained𝔉 his dream of winning the F1 champ🔯ionship in the famous red of Ferrari.

They ha♛ve been winless since Kimi Raikkonen’s triumph in 2007.