The F1 market never sleeps
The news of Gianpiero Lambiase‘s departure from Red Bull for a sensational move to rivals McLaren has at the very least reminded us how the Formula 1 market never goes on holiday, even – and perhaps especially – at a time of year when there are no Grands Prix scheduled. Thus, while the departure of the trusted race engineer suggests that Max Verstappen might reconsider the Woking team as his possible future destination, at the same time discussions about the future of Charles Leclerc at Ferrari are back in vogue. Speaking about it is Ralf Schumacher, a former F1 driver and now a technical commentator for Sky Germany, who wanted to warn the Monegasque against the idea of leaving Maranello to join Red Bull, should Verstappen’s seat become available.
Ralf Schumacher advises Charles Leclerc
“Well, I think we have to be honest here and say – Schumacher explains – that at the current moment Red Bull is not at all an obvious choice for a Formula 1 driver. Right now there is a project that is however long-term, the team is a bit in a mess, there is chaos here and there and not good communication with the rest of the world. I don’t know if it would make sense for someone like Charles Leclerc to decide to leave a team like Ferrari, which has just started to function in the correct way. It wouldn’t be a very smart move. Of course, Ferrari must continue to develop new young drivers, but in any case they should at least keep one, and his name is Charles Leclerc”.
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To be fair, it must be said that, at least this season, the rumors that saw Leclerc away from Ferrari if he didn’t have a winning car available by the 2026 World Championship, have for the moment subsided. And while on one hand it is evident that the SF-26 is not yet a title-winning car, it is equally clear that for now the alternatives most talked about in the past – Aston Martin and Red Bull, precisely – are not up to the level of the Scuderia. For Charles Leclerc, the idea of staying (never questioned, at least in his public statements which have always shown great love for the Prancing Horse) could therefore be the best given the current balance of power in Formula 1.
