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Leclerc a long term commitment for Ferrari

Charles Leclerc Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene has explained that his decision to sign Charles Leclerc for 2019 is part of a long term commitment to the young driver. Leclerc made his Formula 1 debut with Sauber this year, and has impressed sufficiently to see him installed at Ferrari in place of Kimi Raikkonen next year. He's the youngest driver to be signed by the Italian squad since Pedro Rodriguez in the early 1960s, and the first Ferrari Driver Academy graduate to reach the Scuderia's senior team. According to Arrivabene, his rapid promotion is part of a longer term plan for the Monegasque driver which is set to stretch to at least 2022. 'When you make some choices like this, that...
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