Charles Leclerc: Ferrari driver signs long-term contract

Leclerc has had a strong link with Ferrari for many years Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has agreed a new long-term contract with the team. The deal for the 28-year-old comes in the build-up to his home Grand Prix in Monaco this weekend. Leclerc signed his last deal in 2024 and Ferrari say this renewal will keep him with the team for the "coming seasons". The Monegasque has competed in 155 races for the Italian outfit since joining in 2019, winning eight times, and he is currently third in the drivers' championship. He has a superb record in Monaco. In the past six years, he has qualified on pole three times, been second on the grid twice and third once. "I couldn't be happier to continue this journey with Scuderia Ferrari HP," he said. "It has always been so much more than just a team to me. It's the team I've loved and dreamt of being part of since I was a child, and after all these years it has become a second family. "Together we've shared incredible moments and some tougher ones, but I believe in this team more than ever, and I'm deeply grateful that we will keep pushing side by side toward our shared goal of bringing the World Championship back to Maranello. "Being a Ferrari