Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Albert Park, 2026

Charles Leclerc will continue driving for Ferrari for the foreseeable future after the team announced a new contract with the driver.

The team made the announcement ahead of Leclerc’s home race in Monaco this weekend. He has driven for the team since joining them from Sauber in 2019 and was a Ferrari development driver prior to that.

“Charles has been part of the Ferrari family for many years now and this renewal feels like something very natural for us,” said team principal Frederic Vasseur. “Over these seasons we have seen him grow, to become not only one of the strongest drivers in Formula 1, but also a person who is completely at one with the team and everything Ferrari represents.”

Leclerc’s last contract renewal was at the beginning of 2024. Ferrari did not state how long Leclerc’s new contract is but indicated it covers multiple seasons, keeping him at the team until at least 2028.

Leclerc has won eight grands prix since joining Ferrari and finished runner-up in the 2022 world championship, to Max Verstappen. “I couldn’t be happier to continue this journey,” he said.

“It has always been so much more than just a team to me. It’s the team I’ve loved and dreamt of being part of since I was a child, and after all these years it has become a second family.

“Together we’ve shared incredible moments and some tougher ones, but I believe in this team more than ever, and I’m deeply grateful that we will keep pushing side by side toward our shared goal of bringing the world championship back to Maranello.”

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