2 Days After Fred Vasseur Offers Lewis Hamilton to Join Ferrari, Charles Leclerc Takes Final Call On Joining Mercedes

It all started with Lewis Hamilton’s speculated move to Ferrari toward the start of the current F1 season. Then it was Hamilton retiring and Leclerc replacing him. Even a swap was speculated between the two. However, Charles Leclerc seems to have taken the final call about his decision to join Mercedes just 2 days after Frederic Vasseur offered Hamilton a deal to join Ferrari. What Is Leclerc’s final call?

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton’s fate seems to be intertwined with each other for some time now. Their contract negotiations went different ways after a swap rumor earlier this year but have brought the duo back to the same place. Rumors have been going on of Frederic Vasseur offering Lewis Hamilton a chance to join Ferrari. However, the question that arises is whether Charles Leclerc is actually moving to Mercedes if it’s a swap.

Nonetheless, just 2 days after Hamilton was offered the Ferrari opportunity, Charles Leclerc reportedly took the final call on joining the Brackley stable. Sources suggest that the Monegasque has ruled out the possibility of joining Mercedes and replacing Lewis Hamilton. According to express.co.uk, French Outlet Sports Tune claims “Leclerc has agreed on a new two-year extension at Ferrari until 2026, with an option to have it extended further until 2029.”

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Charles Leclerc breathes Ferrari and has already made it clear that he wants to win the championship wearing the Ferrari Red. Let’s see what the details of Leclerc’s new speculated contract are. 

Charles Leclerc new speculated 2+3 year deal with Ferrari

It is believed that Charles Leclerc’s new Ferrari contract will be a 5-year contract broken into a 2+3 year basis. The 5-year contract is said to be worth $204 million for the 5 years. For the first two years i.e. 2025 and 2026, there will be no exit clause in the contract. However 2026 onward, for each of the remaining three years there will be a performance-based exit clause in the contract.

According to Formulapassion.it, sportune.20minutes.fr reported, “For this reason, the 2027, 2028, and 2029 seasons include exit clauses based on performance and results that will eventually allow Charles Leclerc to free himself from the contract that will bind him to the Maranello team.” [Translated via Google]

What do you think? Where will Lewis Hamilton go if Mercedes doesn’t accept the 2+8-year contract that Hamilton is asking for?

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