![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/carlos-sainz-wont-sign-new-ferrari-contract-this-year-before-figuring-out-f1-future/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_Hungary-F1-GP-Auto-Racing-23201498090676.jpg&description=Both Ferrari drivers have contracts which expire at the end of next season, but neither Charles Leclerc nor Carlos Sainz will be getting a new deal any time soon Carlos Sainz declared he will not be signing a new Ferrari contract before the end of this season. His current deal with the Scuderia expires at the end of the 2024 campaign. And his team-mate Charles Leclerc is in the same boat, meaning the team has nothing to worry about on that front this year. Frederic Vasseur will be relieved about that, given everything else on his plate. Seven months into the team principal job, he has by now discovered the true enormity of the task facing him. Ferrari always expects to be in a title fight, but they have been a long way off the standard set by Red Bull this season. Instead, they remain plagued by the same issues which derailed their championship challenge under Mattia Binotto last term. Their car suffers from significantly higher tyre degradation than most of their rivals, while in-session strategy decisions continue to be a weakness. With those problems to solve, Vasseur has already made it clear that driver contract talks will take a back seat. "I was clear with the team at the beginning of the season and I was also clear with the drivers, that I need to get to know the team first. And it takes months," said the Frenchman. "They still have a one-year contract, so I don't think it's an issue that needs to be discussed now." Sainz, linked repeatedly with a potential move to Audi when they join the sport in 2026, was asked for his reaction to those quotes as he spoke to reporters in the Hungarian Grand Prix paddock on Thursday. The Spaniard made it clear he was on the same page as his boss and said he would not be giving much serious thought to his future until after the end of this season. He said: "I personally agree with Fred. In Ferrari, there are much bigger priorities than sorting out the future of its drivers. With so many races consecutively, it is not like yo){kind=link}
Both Ferrari drivers have contracts which expire at the end of next season, but neither Charles Leclerc nor Carlos Sainz will be getting a new deal any time soon
Carlos Sainz declared he will not be signing a new Ferrari contract before the end of this season.
His current deal with the Scuderia expires at the end of the 2024 campaign. And his team-mate Charles Leclerc is in the same boat, meaning the team has nothing to worry about on that front this year.
Frederic Vasseur will be relieved about that, given everything else on his plate. Seven months into the team principal job, he has by now discovered the true enormity of the task facing him.
Ferrari always expects to be in a title fight, but they have been a long way off the standard set by Red Bull this season. Instead, they remain plagued by the same issues which derailed their championship challenge under Mattia Binotto last term.