Leclerc signs two-year contract extension with Ferrari

Ferrari announce contract renewal with Charles Leclerc ahead of his home race in Monaco; Sky Sports News understands previous deal was set to expire at the end of this year; watch every session of the Monaco GP from Friday, live on Sky Sports F1

>Charles Leclerc has signed a two-year contract extension with Ferrari that keeps him with the team until the end of the 2028 Formula 1 season, Sky Sports News understands.

>Sky Sports News also understands that his previous deal was due to expire at the end of this year.

>In a statement, Leclerc said: "I couldn't be happier to continue this journey with Scuderia Ferrari HP.

>"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 driver is a dream, but it's also a responsibility I never take for granted.

>"I'll continue to give absolutely everything I have to bring this team back to where it belongs, at the very top, for everyone in Maranello, and above all for the tifosi, whose passion is the heartbeat of this Scuderia."

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>Here to stay ❤️ @ScuderiaFerrari pic.twitter.com/kOkveV33wp

>Leclerc has been with the team since joining their driver academy in 2016. After making his F1 debut with Sauber, then a Ferrari engine customer, in 2018 he was promoted to a Scuderia race seat in 2019.

>With 155 race starts for Ferrari, the 28-year-old Leclerc is second to Michael Schumacher (179) in the team's all-time appearance list, while the Monegasque is also second to Schumacher for pole positions at the outfit.

>He currently sits third in the 2026 standings behind Mercedes pair Kimi Antonelli and George Russell.

>He’s here to stay ❤️ We are delighted to confirm that Charles Leclerc has agreed a new deal with Scuderia Ferrari HP pic.twitter.com/Lp8BSr458c

>Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur added: "Charles has been part of the Ferrari family for many years now and this renewal feels like something very natural for us.

>"Over these seasons we have seen him grow, to become not only one of the strongest drivers in Formula 1, but also a person who is completely at one with the team and everything Ferrari represents."

>Next up is the start of Formula 1's European summer swing, with the Monaco Grand Prix the first of six races in eight weeks. Watch live on Sky Sports F1 from Friday. Stream Sky Sports with NOW - no contract, cancel anytime