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Lewis Hamilton Delivers Strong Ferrari Directive Amid Rising F1 Rumors
Highlights
- Hamilton urges Ferrari staff to ignore leadership rumors.
- Christian Horner expressed interest in Ferrari team principal role.
- Ferrari’s CEO and chairman publicly support Fred Vasseur.
- Hamilton highlights negative impact of rumors on team morale.
- Ferrari aims for strong 2027 title challenge despite 2026 setbacks.
- Team prepares for upcoming Singapore Grand Prix on October 11.
Lewis Hamilton urges Ferrari staff to ignore speculation over Fred Vasseur’s future as rumors intensify ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix on October 11.
He says the noise distracts engineers and mechanics, undermining morale and focus, and risks misrepresenting the work being done at Maranello.
Vasseur faces scrutiny after Christian Horner calls the Ferrari job a dream, indicating interest as an employee after leaving Red Bull at the end of 2025.
Vasseur counters that the rumours disrupt serenity within the team. Ferrari holds a rare media briefing between the Azerbaijan and Bahrain events to reset the narrative.
Chairman John Elkann and CEO Benedetto Vigna publicly reaffirm support, positioning Vasseur as the project lead who replaced Mattia Binotto before 2023.
Elkann and Vigna publicly reaffirm trust in Fred Vasseur during a rare mid-season briefing.
Hamilton says he avoids reading such stories, but colleagues feel the impact when family and friends question headlines about leadership and results.
He argues most reports are assumption-led and external. He urges Ferrari to focus on execution and ignore commentary from those outside the garage.
On performance, Hamilton accepts 2026 progress has stalled, framing it as platform-building for 2027 amid evolving rules and the recent FIA engine bug discussion.
Hamilton: Focus on execution, ignore the noise around leadership speculation.
He characterises his second Ferrari season as transitional, not yet title-ready, while pointing to Charles Leclerc’s role and strategy emphasis as part of the wider rebuild.
Christian Horner describes Ferrari as a ‘dream job’ and signals interest as an employee.
Ferrari now targets Singapore on October 11, aligning preparations with a planned visual upgrade and continued development under Fred Vasseur’s leadership.
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