Coletta linked to Ferrari succession as Vasseur future remained uncertain
NXTbets Pro | Published On: September 28, 2026
Ferrari future
Ferrari had made no public plan to replace Frédéric Vasseur, but the team principal’s position had come under fresh scrutiny as speculation around his future kept building. Vasseur said the talk was frustrating and left Ferrari without perfect serenity after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where the team finished fourth and sixth. He said Ferrari was still fighting for second in the championship, and he made clear he remained fully committed to the team. Vasseur also said he would keep pushing through the final seven races, even as he acknowledged his future at Ferrari was out of his hands. That left the team in a familiar spot, trying to hold its racing focus while the wider conversation kept circling back to leadership. The results in Azerbaijan did little to quiet that talk, and Lewis Hamilton’s comments after the Italian Grand Prix had added more scrutiny. Hamilton said the team remained on the right path with Vasseur, and Charles Leclerc had also backed him publicly. Ferrari then had to manage both the championship fight and the noise around the pit wall, with Vasseur still at the center of both conversations.
Horner speculation
Christian Horner’s comments before the Italian Grand Prix pushed the Ferrari speculation even further into view. Horner said Ferrari was the only team he would consider joining without taking an ownership stake, but he also made clear that any move would depend on control. He said he would only be interested if he had enough authority to run the team the way he did at Red Bull. That detail mattered because Ferrari’s current structure under John Elkann and Benedetto Vigna would not give a team principal that same level of power. There had been no discussions about Horner taking a role at Maranello, so the idea remained a matter of outside talk rather than a formal move. Still, his interview kept Ferrari in the center of the conversation about leadership changes, especially with Vasseur’s future already under pressure. The overlap between Horner’s comments and the questions around Ferrari’s organization gave the story more weight, even though nothing had been confirmed on either side. For now, Horner’s remarks read more as a window into what he would want from a top job than as a sign that a switch was close.
Coletta succession
Antonello Coletta had emerged as one of the names linked to a possible change, and his current role gave him a clear profile inside Ferrari. He led Ferrari’s endurance and Corse Clienti operations, which kept him in a senior position within the wider racing program. Jérôme d’Ambrosio had also been named as a possible successor if Ferrari decided to move in a different direction. That said, the succession picture remained unresolved. The situation left Ferrari with questions but no final answer. At the same time, the combination of Horner’s remarks, the scrutiny after Hamilton’s post-Italian Grand Prix comments and the lack of clear clarity around the leadership structure kept the speculation alive. He stood out because of his current role, but the team had not shown its hand. For now, Vasseur remained in charge, the championship chase continued and the leadership conversation kept running alongside it.
