Vasseur Signs New Long-term Ferrari Contract To End Horner Speculation

Ferrari person ended speculation astir nan early of their squad main Fred Vasseur by agreeing a new, multi-year statement pinch nan Frenchman. The woody closes nan doorway connected speculation that nan squad were considering a move for Christian Horner.

Vasseur, who was instrumental successful bringing Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari, has been nether unit pinch nan Scuderia underperforming successful what was expected to beryllium a beardown season. The squad are yet to triumph a expansive prix triumph this year.

Vasseur joined Ferrari successful 2023, replacing Mattia Binotto and has been cardinal successful implementing an overhaul of nan team, which has not won a drivers’ title since 2007 and a constructors’ title since 2008. The squad took 5 wins past play and vanished 2nd successful nan constructors’ championship, starring to precocious expectations for Hamilton’s first play pinch nan Scuderia.

However nan expected measurement guardant has not materialised and Ferrari stay firmly outpaced by McLaren who person established a ascendant advantage complete nan remainder of nan field.

This led to speculation, peculiarly successful nan Italian media, that Vasseur’s early was successful uncertainty pinch his statement group to adjacent astatine nan extremity of this play and suggestions that Ferrari were considering bringing successful Horner, who was dismissed from his station astatine Red Bull 3 weeks ago. However earlier this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, Ferrari announced it was to instrumentality pinch Vasseur for nan future.

“I’m grateful for nan spot Ferrari continues to spot successful me. This renewal is not conscionable a confirmation, it’s a situation to support progressing, to enactment focused, and to deliver,” said Vasseur. “Over nan past 30 months, we’ve laid beardown foundations, and now we must build connected them pinch consistency and determination. We cognize what’s expected, and we’re each afloat committed to gathering those expectations and taking nan adjacent measurement guardant together.”

The Ferrari connection did not specify nan magnitude of nan contract, noting only that it was a “multi-year” woody and reaffirming their religion successful nan Frenchman to present occurrence for nan team.

“Fred joined nan Scuderia astatine nan opening of 2023, bringing pinch him extended motorsport acquisition and a proven expertise to create talent and build competitory teams crossed each levels of racing,” it read. “Since then, he has laid a coagulated instauration pinch nan ambition of returning Ferrari to nan apical of Formula One.”

The squad are presently 2nd successful nan constructors’ title but a afloat 268 points down McLaren. Hamilton enjoyed a triumph successful nan sprint title successful China earlier this twelvemonth but, sixth successful nan championship, has still yet to people a podium aft 13 races, nan longest he has gone into a play without a apical 3 finish.