In fact, Ferrari have slipped even further back from McLaren since the end of the 2024 campaign when both teams were fighting for the constructors' championship at the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi. McLaren now currently lead the Maranello outfit by a mammoth 238 points .

Christian Horner has been tipped to join an F1 backmarker team rather than Ferrari following his shock dismissal by Red Bull after 20 years in charge of the team

F1 insider Will Buxton claimed Lewis Hamilton would leave Ferrari if the Italian team were to sign Christian Horner as their team principal, replacing Frederic Vasseur.