‘I will fight for it to the very end’ – Charles Leclerc insists Ferrari will keep pushing in their 2024 championship ambitions

Charles Leclerc has insisted that he will fight “until the very end” for the championship in 2024 as he and Ferrari look to chase the leaders in both title battles heading into the final six races of the season.

Despite some ups and downs during the campaign, Leclerc has kept hold of P3 in the drivers’ standings after a good run of form across recent weekends – which included a memorable victory at Monza – and now holds 245 points, 34 away from Lando Norris in second and 86 adrift of leader Max Verstappen.

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Ferrari also occupy third place in the constructors’ table on 441 points. This means that they have a 34-point deficit to Red Bull in P2 while McLaren are looking strong at the top on a tally of 516.

Asked ahead of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix if his focus for the final races of 2024 is on this year’s championships – or whether attentions will switch to developing the car with an eye on 2025 – Leclerc responded: “I think it’s a mix of the two.

“Of course we are fully focused on the 2024 car, but at the same time you’ve got to think as a driver that whatever you put now is obviously in the vision of 2025.