Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur has welcomed public backing of his leadership and called on his team to remain united rather than point fingers and get distracted by outside noise. While Ferrari has enjoyed an upturn in form under the new 2026 regulations, Vasseur's position returned to the centre of media speculation earlier this week after an interview in The Times suggested former Red Bull F1 chief Christian Horner would consider the Ferrari role a 'dream job'. The comments sparked a media frenzy, especially in Italy, prompting a statement backing Vasseur from Ferrari president John Elkann and CEO Benedetto Vigna.
'This is not just related to the story in The Times of Mr Horner, but in general, there is a lot of speculation about Fred,' the statement said. 'So again, we have confidence in Fred Vasseur and in his team, and we continue to do so.' With Ferrari's drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc also backing their boss, Vasseur said he welcomed the support and hoped a sense of relative calm could return to Maranello as the team focuses on finishing the season strongly.
When you see the noise and all the rumours in the press all the week, as a team we need to work in serenity and it was absolutely not the case,' Vasseur said at the Bahrain Grand Prix. 'The big issue we have today is the stability, the serenity in the team, the focus that we need to have and not to have this kind of question all day.' Vasseur said it would be a 'big mistake' to point fingers, adding 'In the good moments, we are winning as a team. In the bad moments, we are suffering as a team.'
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