Charles Leclerc Pledges Future to Ferrari Ahead of Home Monaco Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc has signed a new long-term contract with Ferrari ahead of his home Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, extending his stay with the Scuderia beyond 2030.

The deal will see the Monegasque driver stay at the Scuderia beyond 2030. Leclerc, who signed his last deal in 2024 has won eight from 155 races since joining the Italian outfit and he is currently 3^rd in the Formula 1 Drivers Championship.

Despite trailing in the standings Leclerc has a superb record in the Monte Carlo race. He has qualified on pole position on three occasions and said: “I couldn’t be happier to continue this journey with Scuderia Ferrari HP,”

“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 out shared goal of bringing the World Championship back to Maranello.

“Being a Ferrari driver is a dream, but it’s also a responsibility I never take for granted.

“I’ll continue to give absolutely everything I have to bring this team back to where it belongs, at  the very top, for everyone in Maranello, and above all for the Tifosi, whose passion is the heartbeat of this Scuderia.

Leclerc joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016 and after winning the Formula 2 title in 2017, made his Formula 1 debut the following year with Sauber.

He is the team’s second-most capped Formula 1 driver and also ranks second for pole positions (27), behind only Michael Schumacher.

The new deal should see him pass Schumacher’s 179 starts for Ferrari although beating the German’s 58 pole positions will be a bigger ask.

Team principal Fred Vasseur added: “Charles has been part of the Ferrari family for many years now and this renewal feels like something very natural for us.

“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.

“We appreciate his talent, we love his determination and the way he approaches every day with the people in the Scuderia, both on and off the track. We know how much this project means to him and we are happy to continue working towards our shared goals.”