'Leclerc is trapped at Ferrari, no one else wants or needs him'

Speaking to Motorsport-Magazin.com, Danner suggested the Monegasque has asked himself whether staying at Maranello can ever deliver the World Championship he craves.

“I’m convinced he’s also asked himself this year, ‘what am I even doing here? It’s going to be nothing again,’” Danner said.

Despite his doubts, Danner argued Leclerc’s options outside Ferrari are extremely limited.

“Under certain circumstances, Mercedes. What Russell can do, Leclerc can do,” he explained.

That leaves Leclerc facing little choice but to commit to Ferrari. “The alternatives simply aren’t there. Leclerc needs to focus on what he has," Danner concluded.