Ferrari have been told to abandon their reported pursuit of , with Express Sport readers deciding that snatching the 51-year-old away from Red Bull would not solve the problems currently facing incumbent team principal . Vasseur's future is, according to reports from Italy, up in the air. Ferrari headed into the 2025 campaign with ambitions of winning both World Championships after taking McLaren down to the wire on the constructor side in 2024, but those ambitions were dead on arrival when both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc floundered at the season opener in Melbourne.

With Mercedes seemingly closer to the front than the Scuderia and McLaren running away at the front, Vasseur, who joined Ferrari in 2023 from Alfa Romeo, has shouldered the blame. In Canada, , hitting out at portions of the Italian media over the relentless speculation about his job and the state of the team.

Should Vasseur leave at the end of the year, Red Bull boss Horner has been touted as a prime candidate to replace him. The Brit has been with the Milton Keynes squad since their inception in F1, but the past 18 months have been rife with reports of internal unrest.

However, according to Express Sport readers, Ferrari would be better off avoiding Horner's services. In a survey of 4,243 readers, 83 per cent believed that hiring the Brit would not fix the team's issues, with only 17 per cent voting in favour of the man from Leamington Spa.

Of course, if Ferrari does plan to replace Vasseur with Horner, they will need to win over the man who has delivered eight Drivers' Championship titles with Red Bull. If his comments at the Canadian Grand Prix are anything to go by, the Brit is hedging his bets with his current employers.

"Obviously, over the years, I've had different approaches, and it's always flattering to be associated with any other team as they're all great teams," he told . "But my heart and soul are in this team. I've invested a big part of my life in it, and I feel a responsibility to the people.

"It's a group of 2000 people, and I'm really excited about what the future holds in terms of building our own engine. That's very much the next chapter for us, having it all under one roof. You know, how many people have done that?

"So that's a massive challenge but a great opportunity and something, as an organisation, we're very excited about. The people are what makes a team, and that's who I feel a tremendous attachment to.

"Both in the team, obviously, and the shareholders that have supported, the sponsors and partners - we now have 58 partners that I've been responsible for bringing into the team, and we have a great relationship with so many of those partners. It feels a significant part of my life."