Char🐠les Leclerc says he’d be happy to see Sebastian Vettel stay at Ferra🌳ri but would support any decision the team makes on who will be his teammate in the future.

After a breakthrough maiden Formula 1 campaign as a Ferrari driver last year, Leclerc has been rewarded with a lon𒀰g-term contract which keeps him at the Scuderia until at least the end of 20ღ24.

While the 22-year-old’s future is assured, Vettel’s exis🐬ting Ferrari deal expires at the end ܫof this year which has put questions around the four-time F1 world champion’s place at the team.

Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto moved to quieten speculation by ✅confirming Vettel was the team’s first choice to partner Leclerc going into 2021 and contract negotiations have already begun.

“Discussions with Sebastian have already started, they started before Christmaꦬs at the end of last year and continued here,” Binotto said.

Leclerc accepts he has endured “some tricky moments” as Vettel’s team-mate, with the pair facing off multiple times on track be꧂fore it came to a head last year when the pair crashed out together in Brazil, but feels their working relationship remains strong and beneficial for Ferrari.

“With Sebastian the relationship has always been good, last year there have been someℱ tricky moments but our relationship 💃stayed the same, which I think is a good thing,” Leclerc said.

“I think we are both mature enough to do the separatiꦺon on what happen🌌s on track and off track.

“I feel very lucky to be in a position where I have a long-term contract and I am happy to be in this position. I also know in his position, in a way, as my last two year𝕴s I only had one-year contracts. I don’t think it will be destabili✤se him. He is a very strong driver and I expect him to be strong anyway.”

Leclerc acknowledges the decision remains in the hands of the 🌼Ferrari bosses and he says he would support any outcome regarding his future teamma♐te.

“I am very good with him by my side but 🦂I will respect Ferrari’s decision in cas🦄e they want to change,” he said.

In recent w♔eeks rumours have linked Daniel Ricciardo to Ferrari if he loses patience at R♉enault over its progress to climb the F1 pecking order and deliver him a package capable of fighting for the world title.