Overview
- On Tuesday Ferrari convened an unusual virtual press meeting to formally reject reports that Christian Horner might replace Frederic Vasseur and to state full confidence in Vasseur and his leadership team.
- Ferrari said corporate chief John Elkann and CEO Benedetto Vigna personally stand behind Vasseur, a backing the team offered to stop the coverage from dominating attention ahead of upcoming races.
- The rumours grew after Horner’s recent interviews, which described Ferrari as his 'dream' job, and were amplified by Horner-aligned British outlets and social media activity.
- Vasseur has acknowledged the situation made the workplace uneasy and said repeated questions about his future distracted staff from on-track work.
- Ferrari officials said they initially stayed silent hoping the stories would fade but intervened because the coverage continued to affect morale and could harm race performance as the season moves from Baku to Malaysia.