Bombshell F1 reports suggest Christian Horner could join Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc at Ferrari

New Ferrari signing, Lewis Hamilton, and Charles Leclerc could be joined by another blockbuster name at Maranello. Red Bull boss Christian Horner was reportedly approached by Ferrari to convince him to switch ships and lead the Italian giants.

According to German publication Bild, Ferrari reached out to F1's longest-serving team principal after a tumultuous start to the 2025 F1 season. Ferrari lost out on the Constructors' championship by 17 points last season. But this season both the world championships look far-fetched for them, just eight races in.

As a result, Horner was approached to lead the team after Frederic Vasseur.

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That said, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have bounced back in the past two weeks. The Monegasque driver finished his home race as runner-up behind Lando Norris, while Lewis Hamilton recovered to P5 after a 3-place grid penalty.

Hamilton also finished P4 in the Imola Grand Prix, showing some life in what has otherwise been a dreadful start for Ferrari.

The Prancing Horse currently find themselves fourth in the Constructors' championship, five points behind second-placed Mercedes.

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"It's not that we are having a beer on the pitwall": Fred Vasseur on Lewis Hamilton's radio message in Monaco

Lewis Hamilton and his Ferrari team engineer faced an awkward moment at the end of the Monaco GP. There have been communication issues between the two this season, and the Monaco GP gave another indication of that.

In the ending moments of the Monaco race, Hamilton asked his race engineer Riccardo Adami about his timings from the leaders. He was frustrated when he did not get a proper answer to his question.

After the race, Hamilton asked again if Riccardo was upset with him, to which he got no response on the radio.

But Ferrari's team principal has shrugged off any issues in the team, and he gave an explanation for the radio silence. Fred Vasseur said:

“Because when the driver is asking something between Turn 1 and Turn 3, we have to wait [until he reaches] the tunnel to reply, to avoid speaking with him during the corners. It's not that we are sleeping, it's not that we are having a beer on the pitwall, it's just because we have a section of the track where we agreed before to speak with him."

He added:

"And honestly, it's not a tension that the guy is asking something, he's between the walls, he's under pressure, he's fighting, he's at 300km/h between the walls. I'm perfectly fine and I spoke with him [Hamilton] after the race – he was not upset at all.” (Quotes from Autosport)

Ferrari has enjoyed a couple of good weekends. They now head to the Spanish Grand Prix, which has only seen two winners in the last 10 years - Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.

Can the Briton bring Ferrari to the top spot on the podium for the first time in Barcelona since 2013?