Explaining the £47m quit option in Charles Leclerc’s new Ferrari contract
Details from Charles Leclerc's new Ferrari contract ha🅺ve spread in Italy

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc’s new Fe🐓rrari contract w🍃ill earn him a fortune, but also allows him the chance to give up a lot of money if he wants to quit.
Further details about Leclerc’s s🌺alary and the break clauses in his new deal have spread in Italy.
Last year he pocketed a reported £18.9m but his new contract will pay £23.6m before ꦦany bonuses for race wins or championships,ಞ report.
That deal will last until the end of 2028 mಌeaning Leclerc can earn a combined £118m, without bonuses, in that time.
His basic salary will gradually increase with every season that Leclerc chooses to stay during 💛his contract, the report states.
But there is a vital clause which allows him to quit for the 2026 season, when the new F1 regulations come into place.
If♌ he exercises that break clause it would cost him at least £47m.
But, Leclerc would likely ♑only do so if he believes Ferrari are not e🐎quipped to deliver him an F1 championship under the new rules.
He will, of course, wꦐelcome Lewis Hamilton as a new teammate next season. Hamilton will spend this year with Mercedes before sensationally switching to Ferrari, in place of Carlos Sainz.
F🐎errari have not won an F1 drivers’ title since 2007 with Kimi Raikkonen.
They have spent big on the likes of Sebastia꧒n Vettel wit✅hout joy.
But their 𓃲financial commitment to Leclerc - after years of already paying him a big sal💟ary - proves their dedication to ending their winless run.
Combining Lecl🔯erc and Hamilton in 2025 is a mega-money combo for the Italian team.
This year’s car, the SF-24, reportedly hit its we𒅌ight target which delighted Ferrari engineers, after they missed the same milestone last year.
Leclerc watched teammate Sainz become the sole non-Red Bull driver to win an F1 grand prix last season and will hope that Ferr♚ari can further close the gap in the coming season.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade🀅 covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.