Overview
- Ferrari president John Elkann declared full confidence in team principal Frédéric Vasseur at a Washington event held during the U.S. Grand Prix week.
- Vasseur welcomed the statement as a message to outsiders, saying it helps end speculation and lets the team concentrate on the remaining races.
- The backing follows a season-best result in Austin highlighted by a Charles Leclerc podium after days of speculation about leadership changes.
- Reports linking Christian Horner to Ferrari originated in tabloid coverage and remain unconfirmed, with conflicting accounts about his Red Bull status.
- Lewis Hamilton and Leclerc criticized the rumors as distracting as Ferrari sits third in the constructors’ standings without a win with five races to go.