{"id":358051,"date":"2025-08-20T00:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T00:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/358051\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T00:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T00:09:09","slug":"christian-horner-statement-ignored-as-ferrari-confirm-worst-kept-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/358051\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Horner statement ignored as Ferrari confirm worst-kept secret"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tuesday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes Christian Horner\u2019s prediction over Red Bull\u2019s F1 2026 prospects being dismissed as Ferrari confirm the worst-kept secret of F1 2025 after Lewis Hamilton\u2019s disqualification in China.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s blast through the day\u2019s main F1 headlines at breakneck speed\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull tipped to \u2018surprise\u2019 as Christian Horner warning dismissed<\/p>\n<p>Former McLaren driver Juan Pablo Montoya has tipped Red Bull to spring a \u201csurprise\u201d with its new power unit for the F1 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after Christian Horner, the recently departed Red Bull team principal, admitted that it would be \u201cembarrassing\u201d for rival manufacturers if the team produces a stronger engine at the first attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull will produce its own engines for the first time next season via its newly established Powertrains division, working in collaboration with US marque Ford.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/christian-horner-red-bull-warning-rejected\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian Horner warning dismissed as Red Bull \u2018surprise\u2019 tipped<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ferrari confirms worst-kept secret after Lewis Hamilton\u2019s Chinese GP DSQ<\/p>\n<p>Fred Vasseur has confirmed that Ferrari was forced to raise the ride height of its F1 2025 car after Lewis Hamilton\u2019s disqualification at the Chinese Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>And he has admitted that the team \u201clost our way a bit\u201d at the start of the season as it struggled with \u201cquality issues\u201d and execution on race weekends.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton was disqualified from the second round of F1 2025 for excessive skid-block wear, bringing Ferrari\u2019s ride-height concerns to the fore.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari-fia-dsq-worst-kept-secret\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ferrari confirms worst-kept secret after FIA takes Lewis Hamilton action<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FIA leading the way in campaign against online abuse<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with PlanetF1.com, the FIA\u2019s Erin Bourke has lifted the lid on how F1\u2019s governing body is leading the way in tackling online abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2023, the FIA\u2019s United Against Online Abuse initiative is starting to realise tangible results off the back of two years of research and painstaking awareness campaigns as it closes in on its first prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/inside-the-war-on-f1s-social-media-toxicity-how-the-fia-will-hunt-down-and-prosecute-social-media-bullies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside the war on F1\u2019s social media toxicity: How the FIA will hunt down and prosecute social media bullies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fred Vasseur: Lewis Hamilton \u2018exaggerates\u2019 problems at Ferrari<\/p>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton \u201csometimes exaggerates the problems he sees\u201d at Ferrari in F1 2025 with his \u201cextreme\u201d outbursts in the media only making things \u201cworse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is the astonishing claim of Fred Vasseur, the Ferrari team principal, who says the seven-time World Champion is \u201ctoo hard\u201d on both the car and himself.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton cast doubt over his future during a disappointing weekend in Hungary earlier this month, suggesting that Ferrari should consider replacing him.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/lewis-hamilton-ferrari-fred-vasseur-reaction-problems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lewis Hamilton \u2018exaggerates problems\u2019 as Ferrari boss questions \u2018extreme reaction\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton\u2019s Ferrari switch dismissed as \u2018commercial operation\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton\u2019s blockbuster move to Ferrari was a \u201ccommercial operation\u201d with 90 per cent of the workforce at Maranello against the signing of the seven-time World Champion.<\/p>\n<p>That is the claim of former Ferrari driver Arturo Merzario.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton replaced Carlos Sainz at Ferrari at the start of this season.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/90-per-cent-of-ferrari-didnt-want-lewis-hamilton-claims-arturo-merzario\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201990 per cent of Ferrari\u2019 didn\u2019t 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