Pink Bull staff principal Christian Horner has shrugged off hypothesis linking him to the Ferrari System 1 staff.
Motorsport.com understands Ferrari chairman John Elkann is a giant admirer of Horner, who guided Pink Bull to 2 dominant spells with Sebastian Vettel after which Max Verstappen. And it has been steered that Elkann has been attempting to poach him on a number of events lately.
Having been on the helm of Pink Bull since its inception in 2005, Horner most just lately signed a contract extension in 2021 that’s set to run till 2030.
However when quizzed at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, Horner dismissed any notion that he’s prepared to commerce Pink Bull for Ferrari any time quickly.
“Look, after all, it is all the time flattering to be related to different groups, however my dedication 100% is with Pink Bull,” Horner mentioned. “It all the time has been and positively will likely be for the long run.
Christian Horner, Pink Bull Racing
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“There is a bunch of hypothesis, as all the time on this enterprise, about individuals coming right here, going there, no matter. And I believe individuals within the staff know precisely what the scenario is.
“My Italian is worse than Flavio [Briatore’s] English. So, how on earth would that work?”
Former ART and Sauber man Fred Vasseur took over Ferrari’s staff boss function forward of the 2023 season, guiding the Scuderia to second within the constructors’ championship final 12 months, whereas the Italian squad is presently fourth within the standings.
Forward of this season Elkann and Vasseur lured seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton to the staff to companion Charles Leclerc, because the Maranello squad bids to get again on prime of F1 underneath the collection’ all-new technical laws coming in 2026.
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