Toto Wolff admits Charles Leclerc needs to be on 'long-term' radar but Mercedes committed to Lewis Hamilton
Leclerc has found himself heavily linked to Mercedes as a potential replacement for seven-time world champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton, whose current contract with the Silv🅷er Arrows expires at the end of the season.
Reports in Italy claimed Leclerc - who is under contract to Ferrari until the end of 2024 - had held talks with Mercedes, something the Monegasque denied in the build-up🎀 to this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.&nbs♏p;
Mercedes team principal Wolff insisted he has had “no contact” with Leclerc other than a brief interaction in Melbourne airport.🤪
“I think 💮nobody๊ doubts Charles’ ability,” Wolff said. “He is a good guy.
“The 🎉only time I talked with him was when we discusse🍰d where the gate is in Melbourne when we boarded the plane! No contact otherwise.
“I think he’s 100%. committed and loyal to Ferrari. And it’s his contract. And in the same way♏ we are 100% committed to putting pen to 𝔉paper with Lewis.”
Although Wolff conceded that Leclerc has to be on Mercedes’ ra☂dar, he ruled out an approach any time soon.
“Charles is a super guy and for the long-term future, some𒈔one you need to always have on your radar,” W෴olff added. “And that’s clear.
“But not for the short, and the medium-term.”
Mercedes 'in a really good place’ with Hamilton
Despite the fact Hamilton is yet to sign a contract extension, Wolff reiterated that Mercedes consider a new deal for the 38-year-old to be somewh൩at of ꦬa formality.
“He feels very much🐽 that he’s strong, and we feel the same,” Wolff explained.
“We are not going to race for a driver’s championship this year. That is what it looks like at the moment. And we just need to giv🎶e him🧜 a car that can do that.
“And hopefully we can get our package to a winning🐼 package this season and then have something that can bring him his eighth title and I’ve no doubt that he’s motivated to achieve that.
“That’s what he loves to do. That is his ability. We have a gre🐼at relationship, personally myself with him and within the team. It’s one of the strong pillars in the last 10 years.
“So, we’re in a really good place.”
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