Elkann Reinforces Confidence in Vasseur: Ferrari Denies Horner Rumors

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Ferrari President John Elkann has reiterated the company’s “full confidence” in Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur, who is under pressure. Vasseur received a multi-year contract extension in July. However, a report this week suggested that Elkann has been looking at former Red Bull boss Christian Horner to replace him next year. Horner could return to F1 in the spring of 2026, after reaching an agreement with his former team, which is estimated at 100 million dollars. The report comes at a time when Ferrari is nearing the end of a disappointing campaign, having failed to achieve a single victory in a Grand Prix.

El presidente de Ferrari, John Elkann, y el director del equipo, Fred Vasseur.
Star driver Lewis Hamilton declared on Thursday that the news about Horner was “distracting.” When asked if a move to Ferrari for the Briton would be a good idea, he replied: “No, and I’m not going to fuel those rumors.” The team has emphasized, in the preview to this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, that there is no basis to the report. Speaking at the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in Washington D.C. on Saturday, Elkann tried to distance himself further from Horner.

I want to express our full confidence in our team principal, Fred Vasseur, and in the work he is doing together with all our colleagues at Scuderia Ferrari: the mechanics, engineers and drivers competing this weekend in Austin.

John Elkann
Elkann added: “I also want to reaffirm the importance of teamwork by everyone to maintain focus on the only goal that matters: always give our best on the track.” Ferrari hasn’t won an F1 championship of any kind since the constructors’ in 2008. Kimi Raikkonen’s title in 2007 remains the last one won by a Ferrari driver.
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