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Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari Future in Jeopardy as Christian Horner Eyes Shock Move

Arthur Ling by Arthur Ling
July 12, 2025
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Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari Future in Jeopardy as Christian Horner Eyes Shock Move

Formula One F1 - Austrian Grand Prix - Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria - June 27, 2025 Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton before practice REUTERS/Gintare Karpaviciute

The motorsport community is buzzing in a mix of surprise and curiosity after Christian Horner stepped down from the CEO and team principal roles he held for almost two decades at Red Bull Racing. His departure, announced just days ago, reverberated throughout Formula 1, prompting fans and analysts to puzzle over the reasons and timing of the decision.

Speculation about his next chapter has intensified, with the restructured Alpine squad and the ever-lauded Ferrari branded as leading candidates for Horner’s signature. The recently vacated position at Alpine, created when Oliver Oakes resigned, lends credibility to the theory of a quick alliance between him and the French operation. At Ferrari, though enticing, commentators remain cautious, questioning whether his management style would harmonize with the Scuderia’s storied culture.

Formula 1 journalist Will Buxton, together with BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Jennie Gow, weighed Park’s possible moves in a lively podcast exchange. They acknowledged the upside of bringing in Horner yet warned that any successor to Fred Vasseur must navigate the close rapport Vasseur cultivated with Lewis Hamilton, a factor Buxton tagged as pivotal in shaping the team’s future.

Buxton noted, Lewis genuinely admires Vasseur and trusts him completely. Swap Vasseur for Christian Horner, and I doubt Lewis would stay at Ferrari very long. That observation highlights Vassurs influence over Hamiltons choice, suggesting their bond could fracture if new leadership entered the Scuderia.

Meanwhile, Horner’s career uncertainty hangs over the paddock, with fans and insiders alike wondering where he will land next. Once that question is settled, attention will shift to whether he steers Alpine, revitalizes Ferrari, or even stays put at Red Bullan outcome that could realign the entire grid.

Follow the story as it develops; the twists ahead promise to alter F1s trajectory in ways few spectators could foresee.

STATISTICS

Lewis Hamilton

Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver, who is contracted to compete in Formula One for Ferrari. A seven-time Formula One World Champion, he is often considered the best driver of his generation and widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers in the history of the sport. He won his first World Championship title with McLaren in 2008, then moved to Mercedes where he won back-to-back titles in 2014 and 2015 before winning his fourth title in 2017. Statistically the most successful British driver in the history of the sport, Hamilton has won more World Championship titles (4) and more race victories than any other British driver in Formula One (62). He also holds records for the all-time most career points (2,610), the most wins at different circuits (24), the all-time most pole positions (72) and the most grand slams in a season (3). Born and raised in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, Hamilton’s interest in racing started when his father bought him a radio-controlled car when he was six. He was signed to McLaren’s young driver support programme in 1998, after he approached McLaren team principal Ron Dennis at an awards ceremony three years earlier and said “one day I want to be racing your cars”. After winning the British Formula Renault, Formula 3 Euro Series, and GP2 championships on his way up the racing career ladder, he made his Formula One debut twelve years after his initial encounter with Dennis, driving for McLaren in 2007. Coming from a mixed background, with a black father and white mother, Hamilton is the first and only black driver to race in Formula One. In his first season in Formula One, Hamilton set numerous records as he finished runner-up in the 2007 season to Kimi Räikkönen by just one point. He set records for the most consecutive podium finishes from debut (9), the joint most wins in a debut season (4) and the most points in a debut season (109). The following season, he won his first World Championship in dramatic fashion; on the last corner of the last lap in the last race of the season, becoming the then-youngest Formula One World Champion in history. After four more years with McLaren without finishing higher than fourth in the drivers’ standings, Hamilton signed with Mercedes AMG Petronas for the 2013 season, reuniting with his childhood karting teammate, Nico Rosberg. In his first season, he finished 4th once again, the third time in five years. Two successful seasons followed as Hamilton won his second and third titles. Hamilton won 11 races in 2014, in a closely fought championship battle with Nico Rosberg, decided in the final race of the season, where Hamilton secured his second World Championship title by winning the race. The next season saw Hamilton seal his third World Championship title with 3 races remaining, in a season where he finished on the podium a record 17 times and matched his hero Ayrton Senna’s three World Championships. After finishing runner-up to Nico Rosberg in 2016, Hamilton won his fourth title in 2017, joining Juan Manuel Fangio, Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel as drivers with four or more World Championship titles. He currently wears jersey number 44. Current Season: 8 podium finishes, 3 race wins, 2 pole positions. Championship standings: 2nd place with 285 points. Best lap times: Sector records at 4 circuits. Career wins: 25 victories from 180 starts. Fastest lap awards: 12 career fastest laps. Team performance: Leading constructor’s championship.

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