said Ferrari remained a unique proposition<\/a> despite previously insisting that any return would ideally involve equity in a team.<\/p>\n\u201cWould I consider Ferrari? I mean, Ferrari is the biggest brand in Formula 1. It\u2019s the dream. And arguably it\u2019s the sleeping giant of Formula 1,\u201d Horner told The Times.<\/p>\n
Those remarks have added another layer to the scrutiny surrounding Vasseur amid a difficult period for Ferrari, which sits second in the constructors\u2019 championship but remains well adrift of Mercedes.<\/p>\n
Ferrari finished fourth and sixth in Baku through Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, with Vasseur acknowledging afterwards that repeated questions over his future were creating an unwanted distraction.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not working in perfect serenity, if that is the question,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, first, but for everybody on the team, for the media, for 50 percent of the questions about this, I think it\u2019s a bit of a frustrating situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are fighting for P2 in the championship. At the end of the day, we are all speaking a lot about this [rumours about his position], and even for the guys in the garage to discuss about this, it\u2019s not the best discussion that we can have.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it is what it is, it\u2019s not in my hands.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vasseur then directly addressed the Horner speculation, suggesting the former Red Bull team principal\u2019s availability was inevitably fuelling discussion around possible vacancies.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr Horner is looking for a job \u2013 that everybody knows \u2013 everywhere.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut what can I do? Just to try to do my best to push the team, to ask them to be motivated, focus on what is better today, and not to spend time with gossips.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut each interview, it\u2019s been 25 times a day, I think we are coming back on this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vasseur took control of Ferrari at the start of 2023 and signed a multi-year contract extension last season understood to run until at least the end of 2027.<\/p>\n
Despite that deal, his position has again become a subject of speculation during a season in which Ferrari has failed to sustain a serious championship challenge after showing promise earlier in the year.<\/p>\n
Hamilton and Leclerc have one win apiece in 2026, while Ferrari has also faced criticism over elements of its race-weekend execution as the campaign has progressed.<\/p>\n
Vasseur nevertheless reiterated his commitment to the team when asked whether he remained fully invested in continuing at Maranello.<\/p>\n
\u201cSure, this sport is my life, it is my business, and I try to do my best. I\u2019m here to do my job, and I have the best job in the world, and we still have seven races to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Frenchman was also asked whether he could envisage working alongside Horner at Ferrari rather than being replaced by him.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to ask my assistant,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFred Vasseur has responded to reports that Christian Horner is interested in his job at Ferrari. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n