MONTREAL - Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur went on the offensive against Italian media Friday after recent reports suggested his job and others could be under scrutiny.
"It's not about me," Vasseur told media, including theScore, when asked about the public support from Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.
He added, "At one stage, we have to consider that the people on every single team on the grid, they are all working very hard. They are putting all of their energy. Sometimes they're doing some sacrifice for their family. To put names like this on the paper, I think it's very, very harsh. You have to understand that when (a) journalist is saying that Ferrari will recruit this name for this position, there is someone who is in this position. And then Sunday evening, the guy will say, 'Okay, tomorrow morning, I won't have a job anymore because if what is in the newspaper is true, I will have someone in my position.' And it's the same for all the group working for the guy.
"We are in this situation on a daily basis now in Italy, and too much is too much."
Vasseur labelled the speculation from media as "disrespectful" and said that it's negatively affecting the team's focus.
"I don't know the target, I don't understand the target," Vasseur said of the media. "Perhaps it's to give shit to the team, but in this case, I don't see the point. Perhaps it's for them the only way to exist. This is probably more the reason.
"It's really hurting the team. At one stage, it's a lack of focus, and when you are fighting for the championship, every single detail makes the difference. From the beginning of the weekend, we are just speaking about this. If it's their target to put the team in this situation, they've reached their goal. It's not like this we will be able to win a championship and at least not with these kinds of journalists around us."
Ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, reports from Italy suggested that Vasseur could be in jeopardy of being sacked for 2026 due to a disappointing 2025 campaign.
Hamilton came out to support his boss Thursday, telling media that the reports are "nonsense" and that "most people don't know what's going on in the background."
Ferrari is second in the constructors' race but already 197 points behind McLaren. The Scuderia haven't won a championship since it captured the constructors' title in 2008.
