Leclerc would be “happy” to stay with Ferrari at Vettel



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According to Charles Leclerc, he would be “definitely happy” if Sebastian Vettel were his partner at Ferrari next year.

“I am very happy with Seb, even if we had some problems on the track,” Monegasse, 22, said in a video conference about his German teammate. It may have looked different from the outside, “but we got along well,” Leclerc said.

Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

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In his first year in “Scuderia” he had clashed several times with his German stablemate, who was ten years older. In Brazil, the dispute escalated when the two got into each other’s cars.

Offer for one year only?

Unlike the future of Leclerc, whose contract with Ferrari was extended before Christmas last year until the end of 2024, it remains unclear whether Vettel will lead the Italian racing team this year. Negotiations are currently ongoing. It is speculated that Ferrari initially had the four-time 32-year-old world champion only bid for one year with significantly lower payouts.

Vettel had recently said that he had always signed three-year contracts: “I am one of the most experienced racing drivers, but not the oldest. I don’t think there is an age limit in this regard. “If Vettel left Ferrari after six years, it would be his job to get used to the” person driving next to me, “Leclerc said.

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