Fred Vasseur has admitted he was left \u201creally angry\u201d by rumours surrounding his future before signing a new contract with Ferrari.<\/p>\n
Ferrari announced ahead of the recent Hungarian Grand Prix that Vasseur had agreed a new multi-year deal with the team, ending weeks of speculation over his position.<\/p>\n
Fred Vasseur \u2018really angry\u2019 over Ferrari rumours<\/p>\n
Reports in Italy over the Canadian Grand Prix weekend in June had claimed that Ferrari was seriously considering replacing Vasseur in light of the team\u2019s winless start to the F1 2025 season.<\/p>\n
The reports also raised doubts over the future of Charles Leclerc, who despite signing a multi-year extension in early 2024 was briefly linked with the likes of Mercedes and Aston Martin<\/a>.<\/p>\n Antonello Coletta, the head of Ferrari\u2019s World Endurance Championship operation, was named as a potential alternative to Vasseur for F1 2026.<\/p>\n As reported by PlanetF1.com<\/a>, Ferrari also made an approach to Christian Horner earlier this season prior to his departure from Red Bull.<\/p>\n Fred Vasseur to remain in charge of Ferrari<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0F1 team principals: How long has each team boss been in charge?<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0Memorable meltdowns and temper tantrums: Five drivers who lost their cool on team radio<\/a><\/p>\n Vasseur has revealed that he was left annoyed by the speculation over his future as the reports went \u201ctoo far\u201d by raising doubts over Leclerc\u2019s future and blaming technical boss Loic Serra, who started work at Maranello last October, for Ferrari\u2019s disappointing season.<\/p>\n And he has claimed that the rumours delayed a resolution to his own future, arguing that his negotiations with Ferrari would have proceeded \u201cmuch faster\u201d without the \u201cnoise\u201d in the background.<\/p>\n He told German publication Auto Motor und Sport: \u201cRumours caused the turmoil.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t spread them, the media did. Neither Ferrari nor I said anything.<\/p>\n \u201cBut today, you can\u2019t avoid this kind of distracting noise.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t want to tar all journalists with the same brush, but with the internet reporting has become much more aggressive. There is pressure to generate clicks.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen these rumours first appeared in Canada, I was really angry because they went too far.<\/p>\n \u201cMy technical director Loic Serra was accused of not doing a good job, but the 2025 car was practically finished when Loic started working for us.<\/p>\n \u201cThe story with Charles Leclerc was similar. Some people regularly wrote that Charles was going to Mercedes.<\/p>\n \u201cNo one cared that he repeatedly confirmed he had a long-term contract with Ferrari.<\/p>\n \u201cThat has an impact on the team. In Italy, people tend to react more emotionally.<\/p>\n \u201cWithout all this noise, my talks with Ferrari would have gone much faster.\u201d<\/p>\n More on Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc from PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 Lewis Hamilton news<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 Charles Leclerc news<\/a><\/p>\n