Ferrari entered the 2026 season hoping their preparations for widespread rule adjustments protecting vehicles and engines would give them an opportunity to develop into championship contenders.
However, though their chassis began the season thought to be the very best in F1, their engine has fallen in need of the efficiency set by Mercedes and Crimson Bull.
Ferrari are second within the constructors’ championship after 15 of a scheduled 23 races, however a large 160 factors behind leaders Mercedes and extra involved about heading off a problem from McLaren, who’re 72 factors adrift in third place.
On Saturday after the race Lewis Hamilton was requested whether or not he was nonetheless assured Ferrari had been on target underneath Vasseur. He replied: “Sure.”
Vasseur stated after the race in Baku in reference to hypothesis about his future: “We aren’t working within the good serenity. For me, first, however for everyone within the group, for the media, for 50% of the questions [to be] about this, it is a bit of a irritating scenario.
“We’re combating for P2 within the championship, and on the finish of the day we’re all talking lots about this, and even for the blokes within the storage, to debate about this, it is the very best dialogue that we are able to have.
“However it’s what it’s – it isn’t in my arms. Mr Horner is searching for a job – that everyone is aware of – all over the place.
“However what can I do? Simply attempt to do my greatest to push the group, to rise them to be motivated.”
Vasseur signed a brand new contract with Ferrari in July final yr. Ferrari didn’t say how lengthy it lasted past describing it as “a multi-year contract for the approaching System 1 seasons”.
Vasseur joined Ferrari firstly of 2023 after former group principal Mattia Binotto was eliminated following a brilliant begin to the earlier regulation set in 2022 was adopted by a hunch marked by poor reliability and questionable operational choices.