Charles Leclerc’s “inner circle” question Ferrari stay amid exit clause claim

Charles Leclerc's Ferrari contract is less ꦜsecure than first thought

Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc is reportedly losing faith in Ferrari amid their�𒁃� lacklustre start to the 2025 F1 season.

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 haven’t given Leclerc or Lewis Ha🌱milton a competitive car, failing to deliver on the pre-season hype built up by the arrival of the seven-time world champion.

The Scuderia ended last season as th🦩e second-fastest team, narrowly missing out on the constructors’ c🐻hampionship.

Howeve♓r, according to Italian publication , Leclerc is growing frustrated by Ferrari’s inability to give him a title-challenging car.

Murmings from Leclerc’s inner circle have claimed that therꦰe’s an ღexit clause in his current contract, which runs out in 2029.

Leclerc will be 31 by the time his exist🔥ing 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 Leclerc’s arrival.

In 2019, 2022 and 2023 - Ferrari performed best in qualifying but faltered on a Sunday, leading to an🀅 unfair view of Leclerc’s performances over a race distance.

T🐽his has flipped on its head in 2024 and 2025, with Ferrari showin♔g better pace in the races.

✱But their race performances haven🥂’t often been strong enough this year to challenge McLaren or Verstappen.

🐻Leclerc has finished on the podium three times in 2025, while Hamilton has yet to finish in the top three in a grand p🍰rix.

Leclerc admired by Toto Wolff

Leclerc has insisted he wants to win with Ferrari 🥀- but how long can he wait?

The aforementio🐎ned report claims Toto Wolff is 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 view🌜ed🤪 as a future star but has not shown he’s not at Russell's level.

If Lec🌜lerc 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 Alonso calls time on h💛is F1 career.

Verstappen’🤡s Red Bull future continues to be uncert💟ain.

It remains to be seen whether Verstappen d🃏ec🦂ides 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 customer teams - McLaren, Williams, and Alpine 🐠- could be attractive propositions. 

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