“Flexibility” in new Charles Leclerc deal could still result in Ferrari exit
Charles Leclerc and Ferrari deal has “a🤪 range of options that will give both sides flexibility”

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc reportedly has clauses in his new Ferrari contract which𓂃 could still result in him leaving the team.
Speculation about Leclerc’s F1 future was shut down when Ferrari confirmed that he had signed a new deal, which is expected to last for several years although the exact duration remains uncoꦍnfirmed.
The contract🐲 includes “a range of options that will give both sides flexib꧙ility”, reports.
That hints at Lecl🉐erc ensuring he has possible e💛scape routes in future years.
But the deal is ꦿreportedly designed to “encourage a continuation if performance is good”.
Leclerc’s new terms will last “at least two s🥃easons” - which will take him into 2026 when F1 introduces new regulations.
His contract is “less rigid” than🧸 the previous deal that Leclerc and Ferrari agreed, perhaps an indication that the driver wants to give himself the possibility to leave if the dynamic at the front of Fo﷽rmula 1 changes in the coming years.
Ferrari will have “a chance to prove they can deliver Lecl﷽erc machinery with which he can fight for the wo🥃rld title”, the report states.
But, it warns, Leclerc will have “time to assess whether that machinery is goo🤪d enough or at the very least has the potential to be competitive in the next rules cycle”.
Leclerc “has fa🐼ith in what he has seen and what he has been told”.
His salary will double to $50m if he reaches the latter stage♋s of this new𒆙 multi-year contract, report.
He will know that Max Verstappen is going nowhere at Red Bull, while Mercedes have Lewis Ham🐽ilton and George Russell locked in until 2026.
Ferrari, in that 🉐respect, remain Leclerc’s best💟 bet.
He has a good relationship with Fred Vasseur, who is entering his second year 🃏as 🌼team principal.
The Scud▨eria hit the weight target for their 2024 F1 car, which will be called the SF-24, representing a major winter development goal.
That milestone🦩 is expected to immediately result in increas🐠ed speed.
The mood is optimistic in Italy ahead of the 2024 F1 season but a new contract places additional pressure on both the tea🍸m and the driver to de🌱liver.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade coveriꦕng everything from American sports, to football, to F1.