It\u2019s been a tough day of headlines for the Ferrari crew, as the car company reports a major drop in sales while pundits suggest it\u2019s time for a \u201cleader\u201d like Christian Horner at the head of the race team.<\/p>\n
You can get all of this and more \u2014 including the latest on the Alex Palou v. McLaren court case \u2014 in today\u2019s F1 news round-up.<\/p>\n
F1 news: Christian Horner to Ferrari?<\/p>\n
In the opinion of former F1 driver and FIA steward Johnny Herbert, axed Red Bull boss Christian Horner must become the \u201cprime target\u201d for Ferrari.<\/p>\n
Herbert believes that Ferrari is lacking the \u201cleader\u201d it needs to unlock that route back to the Formula 1 summit. Claiming that Ferrari should have mounted a \u201cbigger push\u201d to snap up Adrian Newey, Herbert says Horner must be at the top of Ferrari\u2019s shopping list.<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0Christian Horner named Ferrari \u2018prime target\u2019 by Herbert after Adrian Newey miss<\/a><\/p>\n F1 news: Ferrari share prices fall<\/p>\n Ferrari chairman John Elkann branded his commitment to the iconic outfit as a \u201cpersonal matter\u201d, with share prices having suffered an unwelcome blow.<\/p>\n That occurred after Ferrari issued updated earnings guidance on Thursday via its Capital Markets Day event, as shares took an alarming fall in several key markets. Ferrari\u2019s financial forecasts proved underwhelming in some sections of the investment world.<\/p>\n Read next:\u00a0Ferrari chairman issues statement amid alarming share price fall<\/a><\/p>\n F1 news: How Charles Leclerc upset Ferrari engineers<\/p>\n Charles Leclerc gave an alarming assessment of Ferrari and where they stand versus rivals after a challenging Singapore Grand Prix.<\/p>\n Leclerc\u2019s outlook for Ferrari was not a positive one, with a report since emerging from Italy that Leclerc\u2019s comments did not go down well with a section of the Ferrari crew. Leclerc had given little hope for an improvement in Ferrari\u2019s fortunes following Singapore.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Charles Leclerc angers Ferrari engineers with blunt Singapore comments \u2013 report<\/a><\/p>\n F1 news: What\u2019s next for Franco Colapinto?<\/p>\n Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen has offered a welcome morale boost for full-season rookie Franco Colapinto in what has turned out to be an extremely challenging year.<\/p>\n Nielsen points out that Alpine had been happy to see the way Colapinto has evolved as a driver, and that the Argentinian will have a few more races before the team makes any concrete decisions about the future.<\/p>\n