Horner says Ferrari remarks were taken out of context

Christian Horner says his remarks about Ferrari were taken out of context, after earlier comments stirred unease at the team and rumours about team principal Fred Vasseur's position. In an interview with The Guardian, Horner said the idea of Ferrari as a Formula 1 dream job was mainly other people's view, not his own. He described Vasseur as experienced and said he had done good work.

Horner, who spent 20 years leading Red Bull Racing, has said he wants to return to Formula 1 but has yet to find another team. He had previously said Ferrari was the one team for which he might waive his usual co-ownership requirement. In the Guardian interview, he said co-ownership would be part of his next step and that Ferrari would not sell shares.

He said he was content to stay outside the sport while waiting for opportunities in the coming months or years, and that he did not need to return. Any comeback, he said, would depend on the right opportunity and people who share his ambition to win; he would not return simply to take part.