Starboy Charles Leclerc at the Centerstage of Ferrari With Latest Revelation

Spending 4 of his 5 years in F1 at Ferrari, it is clear that Charles Leclerc has grown quite fond of his team. The relationship between them has only grown stronger each year. However, the Monegasque may be growing increasingly impatient with each passing year not winning the championship. His current contract with the team runs through the 2024 season and they may well be prioritizing a contract extension.

Ferrari’s blockbuster start to the 2022 season gave the Tifosi and Charles big hopes of a much-awaited resurgence. He won 2 races out of the first three fixtures and it looked like the Prancing Horse had adapted to the new regulations better than any other team on the grid. However, the 46-point lead he had built over Max Verstappen soon faded away and it was business as usual. There were many incidents of faulty race or tire strategies that we witnessed. Despite that, Charles delivered a runner-up position, driving to the best of his abilities.

While tackling the strategic and reliability issues is important for the new team boss, Frederic Vasseur, so is keeping Leclerc on the team. As per Motorsport Italy, “The teams don’t want to take risks, they play in advance and in the long term, and for this reason the renewal of Leclerc is one of the items on the agenda in Maranello. Negotiations with a driver of Charles’ caliber always develop on two key points, the financial aspect and the technical guarantees, and this greatly restricts the potential alternatives that could tempt Charles should he decide to evaluate other scenarios.” [Translated using Google]

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As far as technical guarantees go, the buzz coming from Maranello sounds promising. And talking about other options, there aren’t many at the top for Charles, given the fact that drivers like George Russell and Max Verstappen are on long-term contracts with their respective teams.

Charles Leclerc felt the team improved on the strategy front in the final few races

After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Leclerc listed 3 reasons for the team’s failure- tire management, strategy, and reliability. While he felt they did not make much progress in the other two departments, from the strategic point of view, they definitely improved.

Speaking with the media, including RacingNews365 after the conclusion of the season in November, he said, “I felt like strategy has been definitely a step forward in the last few races [of 2022].”

“Difficult to show because we don’t have the pace that we had at the beginning of the year but the way we communicate, the way we take decisions is better.”

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It is clear that Charles is seeing chances of improvement from his team in the near future. But is there enough trust to sign a new long-term contract? We shall soon find out.