Christian Horner at Ferrari? Maybe, but he needs to be given full power.

The indiscretion of the last few days is certainly making a splash: Christian Horner and Ferrari they may have started talks for a marriage that would change the near future of the Maranello team. 2025 was a real technical and sporting failure for the Prancing Horse, with the team led by Frederic Vasseur having completely botched this season's single-seater, the SF-25, applying a total revolution to the car that last year fought for the constructors' championship until the final race in Abu Dhabi.

A risky choice and who did not pay: Turning a competitive car inside out, in the final year of a technical regulation, is objectively reckless. You took a huge risk by throwing away an entire season—that of Hamilton's debut at Ferrari, incidentally—using significant resources first to build a wreck with wheels, and then to try every way to fix it along the way, without success. The responsibility for this collapse obviously lies with the team principal, who brilliantly succeeded, in the first two years of his tenure at Maranello, in restoring Ferrari's identity, endorsing the Barcelona 2023 update, the first major one that would later lead to the birth of the SF-24.

Frederic Vasseur, Ferrari team principal

All of this, as we know, fades into the background in a fast-paced world like Formula 1, where most people remember what happened recently. The French manager's latest statements, let's face it, are a constant scramble for the fences. and passing the buck is never a good sign, whether it is done towards the drivers (directly or indirectly it is the same, ed.) or the Italian press, a cliché that no longer has much of an impact, but which denotes insecurity in one's work, and the results on the track fully demonstrate this, because the cars are not built, driven or tuned by journalists.

Horner at Ferrari? Yes, but only under certain conditions.

The rumor of Christian Horner's possible move to Ferrari has everyone jumping up and down. The Englishman has 14 world titles under his belt, both drivers' and constructors'. in a period in which Maranello barely won a handful of races a year, and this is clearly tempting for everyone, not just the red team. A winner like him, who essentially built Red Bull in Formula 1 from scratch, would find fertile ground in what is now a noble decline of this sport, despite being the most iconic team in history.

To have a man of this caliber in command of operations, however, Drastic changes should be made in Maranello from a management point of viewHorner cannot and should not have anyone telling him "Yes" or "No" when it comes to the sporting side of the Prancing Horse. To be more precise, because we don't like to mince words: Benedetto Vigna, CEO of Ferrari, and John Elkann, president, must give full powers avoiding any interference in technical choices within the Scuderia di Maranello Racing Team.

Benedetto Vigna, CEO of Ferrari

No offense to those directly involved, but winning requires someone whose life revolves around Formula 1. No one will ever bat an eyelid when it comes to sales, the company, or building electric cars for customers. Vasseur, too, undoubtedly has F1 in his blood; he's an excellent manager, and his career proves it, but perhaps he hasn't had the requisite control at key moments. We're referring to failure to sign Adrian Newey, who chose England and Stroll's pharaonic offer, but said no to Ferrari following the restrictions set by the team regarding the technical staff. The English genius would have brought with him trusted men, in stark contrast with the working methodology (Hamilton knows something about it, read various dossiers) of Maranello and the vision of the higher-ups.

Such discussions, with Christian Horner or any other prominent figure, would clash greatly. It would be a real incompatibility: the English are accustomed to making decisions without too many unnecessary discussions that would only prolong the process, a bit like all the slow and tedious bureaucracy we have in Italy. Is a marriage feasible? It's not impossible, if you like, but it's certainly very complicated. also because Vasseur renewed his contract as team principal only three months agoWe can't imagine having two roosters living together in the same henhouse, and honestly, we can't even imagine Horner having to argue with the management over the purchase of this or that manager.

A new revolution on the eve of a new technical regulation, among other things, would put Ferrari in a very uncomfortable position, in an environment that's already been chaotic for many, too many years now. Sacrificing more time for a true revolution? Yes, but with what certainties? It's a broad discussion.Of course, a failure in 2026, far from impossible given the recent times, would still lead to the idea of ​​yet another change. But if there are no changes to the plans that matter, to the "interference from above," often too invasive, we'll be back to square one.