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Two top Ferrari executives reportedly have opposing views on whether the F1 team should sign Christian Horner.
Horner was recently cleared to start working in F1 again, having been sacked by Red Bull last July, but he hasn’t yet found the right opportunity.
The Briton, who spent 20 years at Milton Keynes, has been linked most strongly with Alpine and Aston Martin, while there has also been talk that he could front a brand-new team.
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According to Jonathan McEvoy of The Daily Mail, who is close to Horner, Enzo Ferrari’s son, Piero, is ‘keen’ to bring the Briton on the board.
Beyond his name, he holds a 10% stake in the business and has been the vice chairman since 1989, a year after his father’s death. He has long been an ‘appointer of key employees’.
However, John Elkann, the CEO of Ferrari’s largest shareholders, has formed a ‘roadblock’. He wants to stick with the incumbent Fred Vasseur, who only signed a new contract last year.
Theoretically, Vasseur and Horner could co-exist within the same structure, but it’s difficult to see how this would be viable in practice.
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Horner has previously criticised the leadership structure at Ferrari, suggesting there are ‘too many’ voices involved, and is known to want a stake in his new team.
He may demand a level of control that is incompatible with the Maranello model. Horner has been linked with Ferrari numerous times over the years, but there may be objections inside the garage, with Lewis Hamilton strongly loyal to Vasseur.
Ferrari have scored five podiums in the first six rounds of the season and are currently the nearest challengers to the dominant Mercedes team.
This represents a clear step forward compared to 2025, when they finished fourth, but their title drought will almost certainly continue and is now approaching 20 years.
During Horner’s tenure, Red Bull won eight drivers’ titles and six constructors’ championships through periods of dominance for Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen.
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