Explaining the £47m quit option in Charles Leclerc’s new Ferrari contract

Details from Charles Leclerc's new Ferrari contract🧔 have spread in Italy

(L to R): third placed Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 in qualifying parc ferme with pole sitter Charles Leclerc (MON)
(L to R): third placed Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 in qualifying parc ferme with pole…

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc’s new Ferrari contract will earn him a fortune, but aꦗlso allows him the chance to give up a lot of money if he wants to quit.

Further details about Leclerc’s salary and the break clauses in his new deal💫 have🅘 spread in Italy.

Last year he pocketed a reported £18.9m but his new contract will pay £23.6m before any bonus♛es for race wins or championships,  report.

That deal will last until the end of 2028 meaning Leclerc ca🤪n earn a combined £118m, without bonuses, in that time.

His basic salary will gradually increase with every season that Leclerc chooses 🐈to stay during his contract, the report states.

But there is a vital clause which allows him to quit for the 2026 season, when the new F1 regulations come into place.

If he exercises ✅that𒈔 break clause it would cost him at least £47m.

But, Leclerc would likely only do so if he believes Ferrari are not equipped to deli🐼ver him an F1 championship under the new rules.

He will, of course, welcome Lewis Hamilton as a new teammate next season. Hamilton will spend this year with Mercedes before sensationally switching to Fer🥃rari, in place of Carlos Sainz.

Ferrari have not won an Fౠ1 drivers’ title since 2007 with Kimi Raikkonen.

They have spent big on the likes of Seb𝔉astian Vettel without joy.

But their financial commitment to ♔Leclerc - after years of al🙈ready paying him a big salary - proves their dedication to ending their winless run.

Combining Leclerc and Hamilton in 2025 is𒈔 a mega-money combo for the🅘 Italian team.

This year’s car, the SF-24, reportedly hit its weight target which delighted Ferrari engineers, afterღ they missed the same milestone last year.

Leclerc watched teammate Sainz become the sole non-Red Bull driver to win an F1 grand prix last season and will hope that Ferr🦩ari can further close the gap in the coming season.

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