Horner speaks out on the Ferrari rumours surrounding him for the first time

Before the race weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix, it was reported that the Scuderia had made an exploratory approach to the Red Bull Racing team boss in the last few weeks.

However, a move to replace Frederic Vasseur was a highly improbably one, with Horner a mainstay at the Austrian tea since ther inception in 2005, brining in eight drivers' title and six constructors' championships in his time at the Milton Keynes-based team.

The 51-year-old, who is contracted at Red Bull until 2030, was asked about these rumours that had come about befor the F1 circus arrived in Barcelona.

"Look, I mean, of course, it's always flattering to be associated with other teams, but my commitment 100% is with Red Bull and always has been, and it certainly will be for the long term," Horner stated, shutting down the chatter in the paddock.

"There's a bunch of speculation, always in this business, about people coming here, going there, whatever, and I think people in the team know exactly what the situation is," he continued in Friday's press conference at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

The Englishman then saw the funny side of it, joking about his lack of skills in the language department to be able to become a team boss at Ferrari.

"I mean, my Italian is worse than Flavio [Briatore's] English, so how on earth would that work?" Horner concluded.