Ferrari is reportedly primed to make a move for former Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner amid a drop in the brand’s share prices.
The Maranello-based squad has endured a difficult 2025 season, with no Grand Prix wins, five podiums and a solitary pole position.
It has not been a happy year for Horner either, the 51-year-old finding himself ousted by Red Bull after 20 years as Team Principal in July.
Ferrari’s prolonged spell in the doldrums, as well as 18 years without a Drivers’ Championship, has placed increasing pressure on current boss Fred Vasseur.
And with the Italian marque’s shares falling by nearly 15 per cent, Vasseur’s position, despite extending his current contract a matter of weeks ago, is apparently under threat.
Horner, since securing his severance package from Red Bull last month, is seeking a swift return to the sport, with roles at Alpine and Haas frequently rumoured, as well as Aston Martin boss Andy Cowell’s claims that he has spoken to the majority of the teams on the grid to sound out a potential collaboration.
And according to F1-Insider, it appears that Ferrari chairman John Elkann is set to make a swoop for Horner, a man who has been at the centre of longstanding rumours of a potential move to Maranello, even when secure at Red Bull.
“Horner has 14 World Championship titles on his resume,” wrote journalist Ralf Bach.
“Elkann is considered a very emotional guy who isn’t interested in what he thought yesterday, but rather what he thinks today.
“They’ve extended Vasseur’s contract, and yet his position is apparently already wobbling again. And that’s where Horner comes in.”
Ferrari chairman labels victory as a ‘duty’ to its F1 fanbase
The longest gap that Ferrari has gone between F1 championships was between 1979 and 2000, with a gap of 16 years between Constructors’ titles between 1983 and 1999.
It is now 18 years since Kimi Raikkonen won the title in 2007, and 17 years since its last Constructors’ victory, and the prospect of this unenvied record being broken is very real.
The issue of its stagnancy behind the likes of McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes in F1 both recently and currently was addressed by Elkann, who, along with Ferrari CEO Beneditto Vigna, spoke at Ferrari’s Capital Markets Day.
“We need to improve,” he was quoted as saying. “Our goal was to win races.
“We achieved that with the 499P [that won the Le Mans 24 Hours] in endurance racing, but in Formula 1 we need to improve.
“We must win because it’s our duty to our loyal fans around the world.”
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