{"id":219584,"date":"2025-10-17T06:35:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T06:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/219584\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T06:35:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T06:35:06","slug":"christian-horner-to-ferrari-f1-team-update-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/219584\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Horner to Ferrari F1 team update issued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following reports that Christian Horner is being courted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-teams\/ferrari\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrari<\/a>, one Italian publication has offered a definitive update on the F1 signing saga. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe 51-year-old was <a title=\"axed from Red Bull\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1062622\/red-bull-confirm-sacking-of-f1-team-boss-bombshell-statement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">axed from Red Bull<\/a> in July, after 20 years with the team he helped bring to world title success in F1. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nDuring his tenure as team principal Red Bull secured six constructors\u2019 championships alongside eight drivers\u2019 titles, and his experience has made Horner one of the most sought after figures in the paddock. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nAs Ferrari face a dismal conclusion to their 2025 season, which could see them drop to fourth in the team standings, <a title=\"Horner has been linked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1064866\/christian-horner-talks-with-ferrari-f1-to-become-lewis-hamilton-new-boss\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Horner has been linked<\/a> with a move to the team after reports that chairman John Elkkan is seeking his services. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nHowever a recent report from <a title=\"Sky Sports Italy\" href=\"https:\/\/sport.sky.it\/formula-1\/2025\/10\/15\/ferrari-vasseur-horner-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sky Sports Italy<\/a> claims that these rumours are unfounded and that if Ferrari wanted to hire Horner they would have already done so. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Will Horner replace Vasseur at Ferrari?<\/p>\n<p>\nCurrent Ferrari team principal <a title=\"Fred Vasseur signed a contract extension\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1057461\/fred-vasseur-f1-team-official-statement-new-contract\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fred Vasseur signed a contract extension<\/a> in July, with the multi-year deal signifying renewed confidence in his position at the top of the team.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nSky claims that if Ferrari had any intention of pulling off a coup and hiring Horner, it would have been done when the Brit was axed from Red Bull. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe report adds that, to their knowledge, there have been no conversations between Horner and Elkkan, who has instead placed his trust in the Vasseur project. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nFerrari\u2019s team principal still has much work to do at the team however, as their rivals Red Bull and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-teams\/mercedes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mercedes<\/a> continue to develop and outclass the team in 2025.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nIn recent races, Red Bull introduced a revised floor and front wing upgrade with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/max-verstappen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Verstappen<\/a> claiming two race wins in the past three grands prix. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/george-russell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">George Russell<\/a> also clinched his second victory of the season at the Singapore GP, as the two teams continue to progress in 2025 and Ferrari remains left behind.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nStagnation is natural of course if the team have instead decided to switch their focus to the 2026 car and the new regulations, in a bid to not only return to championship contention but also retain the services of seven-time world champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/lewis-hamilton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis Hamilton<\/a>.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nF1 HEADLINES: <a title=\"Horner in Ferrari &#039;talks&#039; as no confidence vote given to team boss Vasseur\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1064980\/f1-news-today-christian-horner-in-ferrari-talks-as-no-confidence-vote-given-to-team-boss-fred-vasseur\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Horner in Ferrari &#8216;talks&#8217; as no confidence vote given to team boss Vasseur<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nREAD MORE: <a title=\"Police investigating rape at Schumacher mansion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1064926\/police-investigating-rape-at-swiss-mansion-of-f1-legend-michael-schumacher\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Police investigating rape at Schumacher mansion<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nREAD MORE: <a title=\"Seven-time champion undergoes surgery after shoulder blade INJURY\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1064733\/seven-time-moto-gp-champion-marc-marquez-surgery-after-shoulder-blade-injury\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seven-time champion undergoes surgery after shoulder blade INJURY<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nREAD MORE: <a title=\"Christian Horner tipped to launch Aston Martin F1 takeover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1064935\/christian-horner-tipped-to-launch-aston-martin-f1-takeover\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Horner tipped to launch Aston Martin F1 takeover<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following reports that Christian Horner is being courted by Ferrari, one Italian publication has offered a definitive update&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219585,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,1199,817,826,813,816,13276,1384,39908,44,11525,85],"class_list":["post-219584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-christian-horner","tag-f1","tag-ferrari","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-fred-vasseur","tag-gpfans","tag-latest-f1-news","tag-news","tag-sheona-mountford","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}