17/10/2025 10:10
Charles Leclerc has hit back at the "annoying" rumours being
created around Ferrari, in what is already a difficult season for
the Scuderia. The Monegasque's frustration at the lack of
performance being delivered by the SF-25 in recent rounds has led
to rumours that Leclerc is seeking options to escape Ferrari.
Leclerc has raced for the Maranello-based outfit since 2019, and
has long been viewed as the team's 'Golden child'. It is not only
Leclerc's future which has been speculated, with rumours having
restarted ahead of this weekend's United States Grand Prix linking
Christian Horner with Fred Vasseur's team principal job. Ferrari
already dismissed rumours surrounding the former Red Bull boss
earlier this year; however, the speculation has started again at
the Circuit of the Americas. Both Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton are
firmly behind Vasseur, with the former becoming frustrated with the
series of false rumours. Asked about the speculation surrounding
his future, Leclerc told select media including RacingNews365 :
"What I can say is what I've always said and that's very clear.
"I've always loved Ferrari so much, and my only obsession at the
moment, is to win in red, whether it's now or in the future. And I
want to bring back Ferrari to the top. "And I would like to add,
there are lots of speculations around me, but just in general,
around the team, for whatever reason, I feel like there are too
many people picking things not coming from actual facts, and it's
just a little bit annoying." Ferrari rumours nothing new Ferrari
having to deal with countless rumours is not a new situation for
the team nor Leclerc, who has become used to seeing false stories
about the Italian squad. Given the size of Ferrari, the rumours
intensify when results are not being delivered, a position the team
is currently in. "It's always been like that, and I think as a
driver, as a team, we just got to focus on our things, which is
what we are doing," added Leclerc. "But it's just not great and
not super nice to see all these things around the team all the
time. "It's definitely not a situation we want to be in, in a way
that the performance is not at the level where we want to be, but
we are all focused in trying to turn that situation around, as I
was saying. "And whenever there is those situations where the
results are not there, then there are always those rumours around
that come back. But yeah, what I say is what I've said in the past
six or seven years with the team."
