Lewis Hamilton has weighed in on the rumours that Christian Horner might be set for a transfer to Ferrari, with the seven-time System One world champion insisting they’re “not useful”
Lewis Hamilton has branded rumours linking Christian Horner with a possible swap to Ferrari as “not useful” to the workforce’s bid for improved efficiency.
The Brit is desperately making an attempt to help his Italian outfit in returning to race-winning type throughout a difficult debut marketing campaign for the seven-time world champion following his swap from Mercedes.
He has beforehand provided his public assist to Frederic Vasseur, as did Ferrari simply months in the past after they awarded the Frenchman a recent multi-year deal.
Nevertheless, this week has seen media hypothesis suggesting who turns into out there for 2026 after agreeing phrases for his Purple Bull departure.
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When questioned in regards to the hypothesis in Austin on Thursday, previous to this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, Hamilton made his place crystal clear that continuity represents the optimum path ahead.
“I do not know the place the rumours have come from, so I am unable to actually shed a lot gentle on that,” he mentioned relating to the Horner claims.
However Hamilton added: “It is a bit of bit distracting for us as a workforce. The workforce have made it clear the place they stand by re-signing Fred.
“Fred and the entire workforce are working actually arduous on the way forward for the workforce. This stuff, naturally, usually are not useful, however I do know everybody on the manufacturing facility is working arduous and is absolutely centered.
“These rumours can typically be actually distracting, however for me it is about making an attempt to maintain the deal with the objective in entrance of us and constructing on subsequent yr’s automobile, persevering with to construct a basis on this yr in order that, subsequent yr, we will have higher execution and higher general efficiency. I am having plenty of assembly to be sure that we’re staying in the appropriate route.”
Hamilton is at the moment sitting in sixth place within the drivers’ championship and has but to safe a podium end for Ferrari in a Grand Prix. If he would not handle to interrupt into the highest three in Austin this weekend, he’ll set a brand new document for essentially the most races with out a podium end at first of a stint with the Scuderia – a primary within the workforce’s whole F1 historical past.
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