Amid Lewis Hamilton’s $49,000,000 Rumored Offer, Charles Leclerc Sends Shockwaves in Ferrari’s Garage by Following F1 Rivals

Sebastian Vettel shook the whole F1 community when he announced his departure from Red Bull. The German went on to join Ferrari. Charles Leclerc seemed to be sending shockwaves of his own with his contract extension hanging in the balance. Amid the rumors of Ferrari preparing a $49,000,000 contract to lure Lewis Hamilton, Leclerc just dropped a huge bomb by following F1 rivals sending shockwaves all across the paddock, with Ferrari being the point of detonation. Who did the Monegasque follow?

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc’s fate seemed to have some serious connection lately. Since the start of the season, speculation of Leclerc moving to Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton moving to Ferrari and also both of them swapping teams has been going on. The latest speculation has been Ferrari preparing a $49,000,000 contract to lure Lewis Hamilton in and build the teams around him, with Leclerc supporting him. 

Nevertheless, the F1 world, especially Tifosi and his team, has been sent into shock after Charles Leclerc’s following revealed an unexpected account in it. Yes, it was an F1 rival. Can you guess which account was followed by Leclerc? Even we could not imagine what was about to come our way. It was the Aston Martin F1 team’s account. Following another team’s account usually means one’s interest in them. 

Rumors of Ferrari getting close to signing an extension with Charles Leclerc recently came out. With Leclerc being speculated to stay at Ferrari and sign the contract, this revelation makes the already complex contract saga even more complicated. Lance Stroll’s performances have been way off Fernando Alonso’s and maybe there is a chance that someone new could be signed at Aston Martin. Maybe Charles Leclerc is trying his luck. However, it’s too early to say anything. 

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Amid all these speculations, the Monegasque seems to be calm and collected regarding his contract situation. Leclerc still has one year left on his contract after the current year ends. Let’s see what he had to say. 

Charles Leclerc remains calm about his Ferrari contract extension 

Charles Leclerc wants to be focused on racing right now. The contract situations do act like a distraction for a driver. Look at Lewis Hamilton, who now has a manager to handle it for him. The final choice will be Hamilton’s, but the negotiations are done by the manager. However, Charles Leclerc explained that he hasn’t set a deadline to sign a contract yet. Frederic Vasseur and the Monegasque will have the conversation in due time. 

According to express.co.uk, Charles Leclerc said, “No, I haven’t set myself a deadline to deal with this. We will see when the time comes, the discussions have not yet started and I think it is Fred [Vasseur, team principal] who will have to be asked the question. A year and a half left on the contract is still a long time and it is normal that there are no talks in progress.”

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