‘IF YOU WANT TO POINT FINGERS, POINT SOMEWHERE ELSE’: HAMILTON RUBBISHES VASSEUR RUMOURS

Hamilton shut down the Vasseur noise hard. When Christian Horner floated his interest in running Ferrari, the rumor mill spun up speculation about the current team principal's job security. Ferrari called a media conference to kill it, and Hamilton backed them up with force. "Fred is the guy to lead us," he said, pointing out Ferrari's carousel of team bosses—Vasseur's predecessors averaged four years, one lasted seven months—and insisting the ship is steadier now. "If you want to point fingers, point somewhere else."

Leclerc, who's worked with Vasseur since Sauber, was equally blunt. He called the speculation disrespectful and cyclic—"every three or four years"—and gave Vasseur his full trust. Both drivers framed the external pressure as noise that won't crack the team's unity. The message: Vasseur stays, Hamilton stays with him, and Ferrari's internal resolve isn't up for debate. The championship chase is another story.