{"id":207789,"date":"2025-10-12T15:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T15:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/207789\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T15:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T15:46:11","slug":"mario-andretti-issues-his-stance-on-cadillac-signing-charles-leclerc-amid-2027-ferrari-exit-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/207789\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario Andretti issues his stance on Cadillac signing Charles Leclerc amid 2027 Ferrari exit rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Charles Leclerc is being linked with half the teams on the Formula 1 grid as he considers his future at Ferrari.<\/p>\n

The Maranello outfit are in turmoil on and off the track. Currently winless in 2025 and with several departments at Ferrari having strained relationships<\/a>, star driver Leclerc<\/a> is beginning to lose patience.<\/p>\n

The Monegasque driver has scored all five of the team\u2019s podiums this season and took a shock pole position in Budapest. However, he has not been able to extract the maximum from the SF-25, with Ferrari ignoring Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton\u2019s wishes<\/a> in terms of aerodynamic upgrades.<\/p>\n

Position Drivers’ Championship PointsPts 1 336 2 314 3 273 4 237 5 173 6 127 7 88 8 70 9 39 10 37 <\/p>\n

With 2025 all but over for Ferrari, they will now have their attention fully focused on the 2026 F1 regulations<\/a>. However, Leclerc\u2019s frustrations could continue next season<\/a>, as engineers are expected to request lifting and coasting more frequently.<\/p>\n

Leclerc is contracted until 2029<\/a> at Ferrari<\/a>, giving him the most security on the grid. But the 27-year-old is now believed to be considering his options as he plots a huge move on the Formula 1 driver market<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"F1Photo by Song Haiyuan\/MB Media\/Getty ImagesMario Andretti would take Charles Leclerc at Cadillac \u2018straight away\u2019 amid Ferrari exit rumours<\/p>\n

\u2018Serious\u2019 meetings have taken place at Ferrari<\/a> as they look to address their problems. They will certainly want to do everything they can to keep Leclerc in Maranello, as he becomes more despondent with the team\u2019s operation.<\/p>\n

Reports have already stated that Leclerc\u2019s camp have spoken to Mercedes<\/a> as he plots a potential move in 2027. Discussions have also taken place with Aston Martin, while Red Bull are another team linked with the Monegasque driver.<\/p>\n

Cadillac<\/a> already have their first F1 drivers lined up for the long term, with Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas signing multi-year contracts. However, chief advisor Mario Andretti<\/a> would not pass on the opportunity to sign Leclerc if he became available.<\/p>\n

Speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport<\/a>, Andretti assessed the current state of F1, including the title fight between the McLarens: \u201cVerstappen is very strong. I like Piastri for his grit, but it seems to me that at McLaren, for some reason\u2014I don\u2019t know why\u2014they favour Lando Norris. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a big fan of Leclerc; if he really wanted to change teams one day, I\u2019d take him to Cadillac straight away. Ferrari is Ferrari, and sooner or later it will come back. Always.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc\u2019s life outside F1 from net worth to girlfriend<\/a><\/p>\n

\"FerrariPhoto by Clive Rose \u2013 Formula 1\/Formula 1 via Getty ImagesCharles Leclerc is an option for several F1 teams as they plot ambitious 2027 moves<\/p>\n

F1 fans think Leclerc will leave Ferrari<\/a> and move elsewhere in 2027. They are not convinced that the Maranello outfit can build a title-winning car, as they have failed to do since he joined the team in 2019.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old is not shy of potential suitors for 2027, with Mercedes, Aston Martin and Red Bull all expressing interest. Audi are also plotting to sign a top driver<\/a>, with Leclerc being an option for the German manufacturer.<\/p>\n

Leclerc could swap places with Oscar Piastri<\/a> and head to McLaren in 2027. The Aussie could look to move on if tensions with Lando Norris continue in their title fight in 2025.<\/p>\n

As for Cadillac, Perez and Bottas may not have long futures in F1 beyond 2026, being 35 and 36 years old respectively. An opening could be there for Leclerc, but whether he would join the American brand is another question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Charles Leclerc is being linked with half the teams on the Formula 1…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":207790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,4228,48,3025,578,930,576,1711,577,101352,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-207789","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-formula-1","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-cadillac","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-charles-leclerc","12":"tag-f1","13":"tag-ferrari","14":"tag-formula-1","15":"tag-formula-1-driver-market","16":"tag-formula1","17":"tag-mario-andretti","18":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}