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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles Leclerc has revealed other teams made him offers ahead of his renewal with Ferrari. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles Leclerc has revealed other teams made him offers ahead of his renewal with Ferrari. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n
The Ferrari star signed his new deal this week<\/a> ahead of his home race at the Monaco Grand Prix, closing the door on speculation over his future while revealing that rival teams did attempt to lure him away.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were, yes,\u201d Leclerc said when asked if other offers were on the table.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not going to say [who]. They can say it if they want, but for me Ferrari was always the choice.\u201d<\/p>\n Having joined the Ferrari Driver Academy as a teenager and graduating to a race seat in 2019, Leclerc said his belief in the team\u2019s direction under team principal Fred Vasseur was central to his decision to stay.<\/p>\n \u201cI love the team. I think that\u2019s pretty obvious from the outside,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been eight years with the Formula 1 team, 10 years with Ferrari as a whole.<\/p>\n Buy tickets to the 2026 betr Darwin Triple Crown. Click here <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThey have been one of the first people to believe in me and to help me get to where I am today.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I believe in the project as a whole.<\/p>\n \u201cWith Fred (Vasseur, team principal) we have a very good relationship and I strongly believe he\u2019s the person that will be able to bring Ferrari back to the top.\u201d<\/p>\n While the exact length of the new agreement has not been officially disclosed, it is understood to secure Leclerc into the latter part of the decade, reinforcing Ferrari\u2019s intent to build around its long-serving driver as it targets a return to championship-winning form.<\/p>\n Attention now shifts to the Monaco Grand Prix, where Leclerc returns to the streets of Monte Carlo chasing a strong result in front of his home fans \u2013 even if he remains cautious about Ferrari\u2019s prospects against the early-season benchmark.<\/p>\n \u201cNo,\u201d he said when asked if he agreed Ferrari were favourites for victory.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we are in a better place. If there\u2019s one track I will bet on us, it\u2019s probably Monaco.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, I still believe that Mercedes have had a significant advantage since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I think they will be very, very strong.\u201d<\/p>\n Leclerc secures new Ferrari deal ahead of Monaco GP<\/a><\/p>\n