Mercedes don't need to call Leclerc: 'I'd rather stay at Ferrari'

"Mercedes are doing an excellent job, and I have a lot of respect for the way they work, but I would rather stay at Ferrari, where I will give everything I can to give the team back the place it deserves," Leclerc said after the Grand Prix at the Imola circuit in conversation with the German Sport Bild.

Ferrari were in a serious crisis at the start of this season, but now Mattia Binotto's race team seems to be on the better side. With Leclerc in the lead, top-five places are again being scored and so the road to the top has started.

"I love driving with Ferrari and I am proud of it, it is a legendary team in Formula 1", says Leclerc. "All I want now is to take our engine and car back to the highest level. I am pretty sure that we will be able to do that".