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Christian Horner is proving a distraction for Ferrari by "looking for a job", team principal Frederic Vasseur says.
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Vasseur → publish → job
Horner, dismissed as Red Bull team principal in July 2025, used an interview with the Times this week to say that Ferrari are the only Formula 1 team he would work for without being given a shareholding, describing it as "the dream", external.
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he → dismiss → dream
Vasseur outlined his frustration with Horner following Saturday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix - at which Charles Leclerc finished fourth and his Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton was sixth.
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mate → outline → which
He said: "We are not working in the perfect serenity.
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We → say → serenity
We are fighting for P3 [third place] in the championship, and at the end of the day, we are all speaking a lot about this, and even for the guys in the garage, to discuss about this, it's the best discussion that we can have.
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we → fight → that
Mr Horner is looking for a job - that everybody knows - everywhere.
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everybody → look → that
But what can I do?
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I → do → what
Just try to do my best to push the team, to rise them to be motivated, focus on what is better today."
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what → try → them
Vasseur was asked whether he was joking about Horner, and replied: "I was very serious."
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I → ask → Horner
And asked whether he would consider working with Horner, he replied: "This you have to ask my assistant."
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you → ask → assistant
That remark appears to be a reference to the circumstances surrounding Horner's departure from Red Bull in July 2025.
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remark → appear → July
Horner was accused of sexual harassment and coercive, controlling behaviour by a female employee.
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Horner → accuse → employee
The allegation became public in February 2024 but the accusations were dismissed by Red Bull following two internal investigations.
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accusations → become → investigations
That decision followed a tumultuous 18 months in the wake of the employee's allegations, during which a number of senior team figures left - including chief technical officer Adrian Newey - and there was a slump in form.
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number → follow → form
Red Bull have never given a public explanation for Horner's dismissal.
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Bull → give → dismissal
The two parties agreed on a settlement said by sources to be worth 60m euros (£51.5m).
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parties → agree → sources
Ferrari entered this season hoping to be title contenders following the introduction of new chassis and engine rules in F1.
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Ferrari → enter → F1
But while their car was acknowledged as the best in the corners as the season began, their engine has lacked performance compared to those of Mercedes and Red Bull.
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engine → acknowledge → Mercedes
This lack of power was exposed on the long straights of the Baku circuit, as Leclerc slipped back in the race after qualifying second.
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Leclerc → expose → race
Vasseur said on Saturday: "With the situation that we are in the engine, we are losing one position per lap, and then we lose the path of the race.
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we → say → race
"Honestly we were surprised to be in the first row, because Baku is the most demanding in terms of engine, and was not expecting to do so.
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Baku → expect → engine
But we knew even starting from the first row that the opening laps, or in case of restarting safety car and so, it would be difficult.
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it → know → car
Asked whether he was still committed to his position at Ferrari, Vasseur said: "Motorsport is my life, it's my business.
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it → ask → Ferrari
I'm trying to do my best.
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I → try → best
I'm there to do my job.
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I → do → job
I have the best job in the world, heh.
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I → have → world
We have still seven races to go, and I will push until the last corner."
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I → have → corner
Ferrari have not won a world championship since 2008, and have rarely had a fully competitive car since then.
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Ferrari → win → car
Horner said in his interview: "Would I consider Ferrari?
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I → say → Ferrari
I mean, Ferrari is the biggest brand in Formula 1.
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Ferrari → mean → Formula
And arguably it's the sleeping giant of Formula 1."
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it → sleep → Formula
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