Ferrari May Lose Lewis Hamilton With Major Team Reshuffle & Uncertainty: Reports

Last Updated:July 14, 2025, 18:16 IST

Ferrari may risk losing Lewis Hamilton if they proceed with plans reported by Italian media.

Lewis Hamilton at the 2025 British GP (AP)

Ferrari could risk losing Lewis Hamilton if they proceed with certain plans reported by the Italian press. The seven-time Formula 1 champion has openly discussed his difficulties in his first season with the team, which has yet to see him reach a Grand Prix podium.

Hamilton has urged Ferrari to stop developing their current car and focus on the next season, despite finishing fourth at the recent British Grand Prix. However, Italian media suggest that significant changes could still happen at Maranello before the 2026 season.

Team principal Frederic Vasseur is under pressure after failing to provide Hamilton and Charles Leclerc with cars capable of challenging McLaren. Various Italian outlets, including the prominent newspaper Corriere della Sera, have implied that Vasseur’s position is unstable.

La Gazzetta dello Sport also reports that technical director Loic Serra, who joined Ferrari alongside Hamilton from Mercedes, has not met expectations and could leave along with Vasseur.

There are strong indications that both could exit in a major reshuffle, with Christian Horner possibly leading a rebuild following his dismissal from Red Bull. Team adviser Helmut Marko once mentioned that Horner was close to joining Ferrari in late 2022 before he intervened, with chairman John Elkann being a big fan of the ousted team boss.

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However, Will Buxton, former F1TV presenter and current lead FOX IndyCar commentator, believes that Horner’s move to Ferrari could potentially drive Hamilton out of the team.

“If they replaced Fred with Christian Horner, I don’t think Lewis would be a Ferrari driver for much longer," he stated on The Sports Agents podcast. Buxton also suggested that Alpine might be a more likely destination for Horner, given his close ties with Flavio Briatore, who runs the team as an adviser to the Renault board.

The idea of Horner moving to Ferrari is considered unlikely, especially after Hamilton accused the ex-Red Bull chief of “stirring things" amidst speculation that Hamilton might join Max Verstappen at the Milton Keynes-based team.

“I don’t really know where that story has come from. I mean, I know it’s come from Christian," Hamilton told Sky Sports during his time at Mercedes. “I don’t really understand what he’s been talking about because no one, as far as I’m aware, from my team has spoken to him. I haven’t spoken to Christian really in years.

“However, he did reach out to me earlier on in the year about meeting up, but that’s it. I just congratulated them on an amazing year and said, ‘Hopefully soon, I’ll be able to fight against you guys in the near future.’ That was it. So I’m not really sure, I think he’s just stirring things."

Ritayan Basu

Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes on cricket content, ha...Read More

Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes on cricket content, ha...

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