{"id":2822,"date":"2026-09-25T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=2822"},"modified":"2026-09-25T11:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T14:26:16","slug":"vasseur-says-ferrari-rumours-are-putting-team-in-a-corner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/vasseur-says-ferrari-rumours-are-putting-team-in-a-corner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vasseur says Ferrari rumours are putting team &#8220;in a corner&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Vasseur says repeated rumours are placing Ferrari in an increasingly difficult position<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reports of internal tension intensified after claims Lewis Hamilton wanted members of the team replaced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vasseur insists Ferrari must remain focused on performance rather than react to every external narrative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Vasseur has criticised the stream of rumours surrounding Ferrari, arguing that repeated reports of internal tension are <strong>putting the Formula 1 team \u201cin a corner.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ferrari team principal addressed the subject amid renewed scrutiny over the management structure at Maranello and the relationship between Lewis Hamilton and senior personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vasseur believes certain stories force Ferrari into an uncomfortable position: answering every claim risks giving it greater credibility, while remaining silent can be interpreted as confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cCertain rumours put the team in a corner,\u201d<\/strong> Vasseur said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest controversy followed reports in the Italian media suggesting Hamilton had asked Ferrari to replace members of its technical and operational staff. The seven-time world champion publicly rejected those claims, insisting he had never demanded anyone\u2019s dismissal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamilton explained that his recommendations were intended to improve Ferrari\u2019s working methods rather than determine who should remain employed. He also defended the people working at Maranello and stressed that organisational decisions belong to the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The driver had already <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/hamilton-denies-asking-ferrari-to-replace-staff-amid-fresh-tension-reports\/\">denied asking Ferrari to replace staff<\/a> before the Azerbaijan GP weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Vasseur, the wider problem is that speculation can rapidly become accepted as fact around Ferrari. The Italian team attracts greater domestic and international attention than most of its rivals, making every difficult result, radio message or internal adjustment a potential source of crisis stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That attention also creates a difficult balance. <strong>Ferrari must be capable of questioning its own performance without allowing legitimate internal debate to be presented as evidence of instability.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team has made changes during Hamilton\u2019s time at Maranello, but restructuring is not unusual during the development of a new technical programme. Ferrari\u2019s chassis department is led by Lo\u00efc Serra, while Enrico Gualtieri remains responsible for the power-unit operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vasseur\u2019s response does not mean Ferrari is satisfied with every aspect of its performance. Instead, his argument is that improvement requires clear internal analysis\u2014not decisions driven by outside pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On track, Charles Leclerc qualified second for the Azerbaijan GP, although George Russell\u2019s pole lap was <strong>0.837s faster<\/strong>. Hamilton ended the session sixth, 1.332s away from the Mercedes driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result gave Ferrari a valuable front-row starting position but also underlined the performance gap it must address. Separating that technical reality from the constant noise surrounding the team is precisely the challenge Vasseur wants Ferrari to manage better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> follows every session of the Azerbaijan GP <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/\">LIVE and in REAL TIME<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F1 today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who leads the 2026 F1 championship after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kimi Antonelli leads with 302 points. George Russell is second on 236, leaving a 66-point gap after Baku. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who won the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George Russell won for Mercedes, ahead of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which team leads the 2026 F1 Constructors\u2019 Championship?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mercedes leads with 538 points, 160 ahead of Ferrari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What did Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Vasseur say about the Ferrari rumours?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vasseur said certain reports were putting Ferrari \u201cin a corner\u201d, because responding can amplify speculation while silence may be treated as confirmation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ferrari team principal Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Vasseur criticised the constant speculation surrounding the team and warned that unverified reports make it harder for Maranello to operate calmly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020308813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Vasseur hits back at Ferrari speculation","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Gabriel L\u00f3pez\/Grande Pr\u00eamio","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[{"id":7,"location":""}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[56,324,361,63],"42wp_author":[7],"class_list":["post-2822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","tag-ferrari","tag-formula-1","tag-frederic-vasseur","tag-lewis-hamilton","42wp_author-victor-martins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2822"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2823,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2822\/revisions\/2823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020308813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2822"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=2822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}