{"id":300364,"date":"2023-12-18T06:39:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T06:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=300364"},"modified":"2023-12-18T06:39:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T06:39:15","slug":"ferrari-boss-speaks-out-on-signing-verstappen-as-leclerc-and-sainz-doubts-emerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/racing\/f1\/ferrari-boss-speaks-out-on-signing-verstappen-as-leclerc-and-sainz-doubts-emerge\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari boss speaks out on signing Verstappen as Leclerc and Sainz doubts emerge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max Verstappen sent offer to quit Red Bull and join F1 rival keen to be his team-mate<\/h3>\n

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur replied \u201cnever say never\u201d when asked about the prospect of Max Verstappen joining the team from Red Bull in the future. Current drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz both have contracts for one more season, but uncertainty is surrounding the team as no new deals appear on the horizon.<\/p>\n

Vasseur previously indicated that new contracts for both Leclerc and Sainz would be agreed by the end of the year, but has since compared their situation to Lewis Hamilton’s at Mercedes and how his saga continued to drag on longer than expected.<\/p>\n

Reports had previously claimed that Leclerc agreed a bumper new deal until 2029 with the team he came through the academy with, but until pen has been put to paper that suggestion remains just speculation.<\/p>\n

Leclerc and Sainz finished fifth and seventh respectively in the 2023 drivers\u2019 standings in a disappointing season that also saw the team finish behind Red Bull and Mercedes in third in the constructors\u2019 championship – 454 points behind Christian Horner\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

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Verstappen\u2019s dominant season would have any team principal envious, but with the future of Ferrari\u2019s two drivers unknown Vasseur has made it clear that the door is open if the Dutchman wants to leave Red Bull one day – although that does appear very unlikely at this stage.<\/p>\n

When asked about the prospect of Verstappen racing for Ferrari in the future, Vasseur told Formu1a: \u201cNever say never.\u201d He did then add: \u201cI think that if you ask the 10 team principals on the grid, all they would be happy to have Max,\u201d before admitting that he was not even sure when Verstappen\u2019s Red Bull contract expires.<\/p>\n

Verstappen has a deal with Red Bull until 2028 and has shown no indication of wanting to leave the reigning champions. Meanwhile, Vasseur also opened up on past discussions with Hamilton before the Brit penned his new deal with Mercedes.<\/p>\n