Charles Leclerc admits Ferrari F1 move his ‘dream’ as 2019 talk mounts. Ferrari have raced with the same pairing since 2015.

20-year-old Monégasque racing driver Charles Leclerc has admitted that it his “my dream” to drive for Scuderia Ferrari, as speculation intensifies regarding the fact that the Maranello team is lining up the in-form 20-year-old to replace Kimi Raikkonen for 2019. In the best run by any Sauber driver for three years, Leclerc has scored points in three of the last four races with his form for the much-improved Swiss team leading to claims Ferrari’s management are seriously considering handing him the seat next to Sebastian Vettel next season.

“It’s a dream for any driver to be in this red seat and it’s a dream for me too,” Leclerc told Sky Sports F1 ahead of this weekend’s Austrian GP. It’s my dream.”

Scuderia Ferrari have raced with the same pairing since 2015 but while Vettel’s contract runs to 2020 and the German is considered the Scuderia’s team leader, the 38-year-old Raikkonen has been on a succession of one-year deals and has not won a race since his return to Maranello.

Kimi Raikkonen, meanwhile, could interest McLaren were they to lose Fernando Alonso.