Charles Leclerc gives diplomatic answer to whether he’d welcome Lewis Hamilton as Ferrari F1 teammate
Earlier this week, there were reports that Ferrari had approached Hamilton with a £40m offer to make a sensational switch from Mercedes and drive for the Italian team instead.&n൩bsp;
The subject was a hot topic on the eve of this weekend’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Monaco Grand Prix, particularly with Leclerc and Hamilton finding themselves alongside each other in Thursday’s press conferencওe.
Asked what he looks for in a teammate amid speculation Hamilton could join him at Ferrari, Leclerc chuckled be🍰fore looking to his right at the seven-time world champion and sayi🏅ng: “Hello Lewis!”
Lec🍎lerc continued: “A fastℱ teammate. We are in Formula 1 and we love to be fighting against the best. But that’s not to say that my teammate is not fast. Carlos [Sainz, Leclerc’s current teammate] is an extremely fast driver.
“But considering that, I’m not the person who makes the cho🍬ices. So l🥃et’s see.”
Pressed on whether he would welcome Hamilton as his t💃eammate at Ferrari, Leclerc replied: “If I say yes I imagine it being the title of every newspaper!
“Lewis is such an incౠredible driver and has achieved so much in the sport. I thin♚k anyone on the grid would love to have Lewis as their teammate as everyone would learn a lot from him.
“But again, I’m happy where I am and with Carlos it’s a greꦚat relaꦕtionship too.”
However, the rumours were quickly 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:rubbished by Ferrari boss Fred Va🐷sseur, who denied his team had offered Hamilton a cont♌ract.
Hamilton, meanwhile, said he has not been in contact with Ferrari and revealed he is 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:close to agreeing a new contract to keep him at Mercedes beyond the end of the current ♎season.
Leclerc yet to hold renewal talks with Ferrari
Reports also emerged t🍌his week in Italy claiming that talks between Leclerc and Ferrari over a contract renewal 🍌were underway.
But Leclerc, w🎐hose current Ferrari deal runs until the eꩵnd of 2024, stressed the reports were wide of the mark.
“No talks ♔have been started on my🌳 renewal for now,” he said.
“I speak with John regularly about the season an🧜d the vision for the future, but not yet about my contract situation. 🔯;
“There 🍷is still a year and a half before the end of my contract so still a lot of time.”
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