Scuderia Ferrari is happy to announce that it has prolonged its contract with Charles Leclerc, who will proceed to drive for the Italian group within the Formula 1 World Championship past the 2024 season.
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A product of the Academy. Charles’ affiliation with the Maranello marque goes again to earlier than his time in Formula 1, as he joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016. After a dominant efficiency within the 2017 Formula 2 championship, the Monegasque then spent a yr studying his commerce at Sauber earlier than first racing with the Scuderia in 2019. That yr, he turned the youngest driver within the Scuderia’s historical past to win a Grand Prix, with a victory on the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit, a feat he repeated one week later in Monza in entrance of an ecstatic crowd. In 2022, he received three Grands Prix on his strategy to ending second within the Drivers’ standings.
Known for his distinctive talents over a qualifying lap, at simply 26 years of age, he’s already second within the listing of drivers who’ve secured pole place on the wheel of a Ferrari, equal on 23 with Niki Lauda, with solely the legendary Michael Schumacher forward on 58. During his time with the Scuderia, he has participated in 103 races, completed on the rostrum 30 occasions, set seven quickest race laps and scored 1035 factors.
Fred Vasseur, Team Principal
Charles’ bond to the Scuderia goes past that of only a driver and a group, as he has been a part of the Ferrari household for eight years now, courting again to a time earlier than he first sported the Prancing Horse emblem on his race swimsuit. His values and these of our group are intertwined, so it was pure for us to agree on extending our collaboration. We know him for his fixed want to push himself to the restrict, and we recognize his extraordinary talents in combating and overtaking in a race. We are decided to offer Charles a profitable profession, and I do know that his willpower and dedication could make a distinction in serving to us attain our targets.
Charles Leclerc, Driver automotive #16
I’m glad to know that I’ll put on the Scuderia Ferrari race swimsuit for a number of extra seasons. To race for this group has been my dream since I used to be three years previous: I used to observe the Monaco Grand Prix from the window of a buddy’s residence at Ste. Devote Corner and I might all the time look out for the purple automobiles. This group is my second household ever since I joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016, and we’ve achieved so much collectively, combating by means of thick and skinny over the previous 5 years. However, I imagine the very best is but to come back, and I can’t look ahead to this season to begin making additional progress and being aggressive at each race. I dream of profitable the World Championship with Ferrari, and I’m positive that within the years forward, we’ll take pleasure in nice occasions collectively and make our followers pleased.
