Overview
- Christian Horner told The Times he would consider Ferrari without taking an ownership stake, a comment that fuelled renewed talk of him replacing Fred Vasseur.
- Vasseur said the rumours were disrupting the team’s work and called the situation frustrating after questions about his future at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
- Ferrari convened a hastily arranged virtual press call on Tuesday in which chief communications officer Maria Conti, speaking for chairman John Elkann and CEO Benedetto Vigna, said the company has "full confidence" in Vasseur and his team.
- The intervention was framed as damage control designed to keep attention on race performance as Ferrari sits second in the constructors’ standings and struggles with a power-unit deficit to Mercedes and Red Bull.
- While the statement aims to calm media and paddock speculation this weekend, Ferrari’s history of public backing before later leadership changes means observers will watch both the team’s results in Malaysia and any further internal moves.