Lewis Hamilton has endured a torrid first season with Ferrari and speculation in the Italian media suggests team principal Frederic Vasseur and one other Scuderia leader could pay the price

In fact, Ferrari have slipped even further back from McLaren since the end of the 2024 campaign when both teams were fighting for the constructors' championship at the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi. McLaren now currently lead the Maranello outfit by a mammoth 238 points .

F1 insider Will Buxton claimed Lewis Hamilton would leave Ferrari if the Italian team were to sign Christian Horner as their team principal, replacing Frederic Vasseur.