Leclerc signs EUR 5 million Ferrari contract
Charles Leclerc has put pen to paper on a two-year Ferrari deal.
That is the claim of La Gazzetta dello Sport, the authoritative Italian sports daily with sources close to the Maranello team.
The newspaper claims Leclerc, who currently drives for Sauber, will earn EUR 2 million next year, rising to 3m in 2020.
An announcement is tipped to be made between the Belgian and Italian grands prix at the end of August.
Reigning GP2 champion Leclerc, 20, will replace Kimi Raikkonen and therefore become Sebastian Vettel's new teammate.
Another rumour is that the Ferrari 'academy' driver will even start at Ferrari early, ousting Raikkonen before the end of the season.
"We have a contract with Charles until the end of the season and have not talked about the future yet," Sauber team boss Frederic Vasseur said in Austria.
"I can understand the rumours in the press, but they have nothing to do with reality."
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I don't think that the kid is ready for F1
He is already there (?) and it definitely looks good so far!
He's already in F1 and bringing that Sauber/Toyota into Q2 and scoring points plus Hamilton & Alonso recognising his talent vocally proves to me (and Ferrari) he's more than ready.... I don't understand your statement.
Did you guys know he is even younger than Verstappen?
So is Stroll, Max is 16 days older than Leclerc , Stroll is more than a year younger. (Max and Charles are the way better drivers)
Sounds like utter BS.
He already is a owned Ferrari driver.
They can do what ever they like with him without signing another contract! Sauber, Haas or Ferrari There is no new contract. Just another silly comment. They don't even have to give him a pay rise!
He will shit in his pants when he must eat pasta all day / weeks long
He needs more time to develop. The situation in Ferrari will be entirely defferent from his present team, if ferrari decides to get him. I don't think he has enough experience to be able to handle the pressure. He will just be a liability for Vettel's objective to become a world champion again. Kimi is definitely better than Leclerc.
I like pasta, nothing wrong with that. And the Italian people do not eat only pasta.