The claims, first reported on 15 September, add a new corporate dimension to the turmoil at Ferrari that has dominated headlines in recent days.

As GPblog reported, Lewis Hamilton has pushed for changes to key trackside personnel, a move that requires Vasseur's backing. But Terruzzi's reporting suggests the Frenchman's own standing within the company is far from secure.

Most pointedly, Terruzzi claimed that the relationship between Vasseur and Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna is now 'practically non-existent.' That fracture sits at the very top of the company hierarchy.

Vigna, who became Ferrari CEO in 2021, oversees the company's broader corporate direction, meaning any significant strategic decisions at the F1 team would ordinarily require alignment between the two men.

If the rift is as deep as Terruzzi describes, it raises serious questions about Vasseur's ability to act on Hamilton's reported demands or to steer the team through what has become an increasingly difficult season.

Perhaps the most striking element of Terruzzi's report is the suggestion that Ferrari has no viable alternative to Vasseur. According to Virgilio Sport's account of the podcast, WEC chief Antonello Coletta does not want the F1 team principal role, while McLaren's Andrea Stella is simply not available.

Stella spent 14 years at Ferrari before moving to McLaren, where he has led the team to back-to-back Constructors' Championship titles in 2024 and 2025.

The absence of a Plan B places Vasseur in an unusual position. He is rumoured to be under growing pressure from within the team, yet with no obvious successor waiting in the wings.

Hamilton’s discontent has focused on strategy calls and race-day execution, with Italian outlet Corriere della Sera reporting he has asked for changes among Ferrari’s trackside personnel.

The tension is compounded by a reported cooling of his relationship with team Vasseur, whose approval would be required for any overhaul.

It follows earlier restructuring of Hamilton’s engineering group, including the reassignment of longtime race engineer Riccardo Adami and the arrivals of Carlo Santi and Cedric Grosjean. Read more