Charles Leclerc has signed a new contract, which runs to 2024, informs Ferrari on Twitter.

Ferrari has extended the contract with the 22-year-old Formula 1-comet Charles Leclerc.

It enlightens the Italian team on Monday.

The new contract runs to the end of 2024.

Charles Leclerc came to Ferrari before the 2019 season, and brought here, according to the team's statements two grandprixsejre, four fastest laps and seven pole positions and ten podieplaceringer.

The now 22-year-old monegasker thus became the team's youngest Formula 1 winner ever, writes formula1.com.

Before he made his debut for Ferrari's Formula 1 team, he raced as part of the team's kørerakademi and in 2018 its debut in fuldblodsklassen with the Sauber team.

- I am very happy to be with the Scuderia Ferrari. The past season has been a dream of a year for me, " says Charles Leclerc to Ferrari's website.

In its debutsæson he went teamkollega and quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel and finished in fourth place in the drivers ' WORLD championship position.

- With each completed race of the year was our desire to extend the contract with Charles even more self-evident, says Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto.

- Charles has been a part of our family since 2016, and we are more than proud of the results we have achieved with our academy.

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