Ferrari introduced a multi-year contract extension with Formula One team boss Fred Vasseur on Thursday (July 31, 2025), ending rapid hypothesis concerning the Frenchman’s future on the helm.
Vasseur, 57, has been within the publish because the starting of 2023 and was key to persuading seven occasions world champion Lewis Hamilton to affix from Mercedes this season.
His tenure was questioned earlier within the 12 months with experiences suggesting Ferrari had sounded out Christian Horner, the Briton who was sacked by Red Bull this month and has but to touch upon what he’ll do subsequent.
“Today we want to recognize what has been built and commit to what still needs to be achieved,” mentioned Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna in an announcement launched forward of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
“It reflects our trust in Fred’s leadership, a trust rooted in shared ambition, mutual expectations and clear responsibility.”
Adrift of McLaren
Ferrari are second within the championship after 13 of the season’s 24 races however an enormous 268 factors adrift of dominant champions McLaren.
Hamilton, essentially the most profitable driver within the historical past of the game with 105 wins, has but to face on the rostrum for his new employers though he did win a Saturday dash in Shanghai in March.
Ferrari highlighted Vasseur’s means to steer underneath strain, as nicely as convey change to the team.
“I’m grateful for the trust Ferrari continues to place in me. This renewal is not just a confirmation — it’s a challenge to keep progressing, to stay focused, and to deliver,” mentioned Vasseur within the assertion.
“Over the past 30 months, we’ve laid strong foundations, and now we must build on them with consistency and determination. We know what’s expected, and we’re all fully committed to meeting those expectations and taking the next step forward together.”
Hamilton defends Vasseur
Hamilton made a passionate defence of Vasseur in Canada final month amid hypothesis the Ferrari team boss may very well be changed.
“I love working with Fred. Fred’s the main reason I’m in this team and I got the opportunity to be here, which I’m forever grateful for. And we’re in this together,” mentioned the 40-year-old.
“Things aren’t perfect but for me, I’m here to work with the team but also with Fred. I want Fred here. I do believe Fred is the person to take us to the top.”
Ferrari final gained a championship in 2008, the 12 months Hamilton took his first drivers’ crown with McLaren. The final driver to be champion with Ferrari was Kimi Raikkonen in 2007.
