Ferrari F1 boss Fred Vasseur is under fire as Antonello Coletta emerges amid 2025 struggles and Le Mans success buzz.
Scuderia director Fred Vasseur is reportedly under “close scrutiny” from Ferrari’s top management amid a disappointing 2025 F1 season.
A few days ago, we reported early rumors of growing frustration within the upper ranks of the Italian marque.
Corriere della Sera conducted an investigation and, as Ferrari takes to the track at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in pursuit of a third consecutive win in the top category, Antonello Coletta is emerging as the potential replacement for Vasseur.
While Coletta is overseeing Ferrari’s efforts at Le Mans, Vasseur will be in Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix. According to Corriere, this weekend could prove decisive.
Despite high expectations, Vasseur’s Formula 1 team has failed to reach the same heights as its endurance counterpart.
Although the team climbed to second in the Constructors’ Championship thanks to Charles Leclerc’s third podium in Spain, the Italian outfit has yet to claim a race win. On the other side of the garage, Lewis Hamilton is still waiting for his first top-three finish with Ferrari.
Ferrari trails McLaren by 197 points after only nine races, and there is no sign of that gap narrowing anytime soon.
Vasseur’s position at the helm of Ferrari is therefore at stake. Under his leadership, the team brought in Hamilton, said farewell to Carlos Sainz, and lost Enrico Cardile, replacing him as technical director with former Mercedes F1 man Loïc Serra.
However, despite failing to build on last year’s momentum in 2025, Vasseur maintains that the issues with the SF-25 cannot be attributed to Serra, who only joined the team in October 2024.
Ultimately, Vasseur is the one held accountable. According to Corriere della Sera, his actions have come under intense scrutiny from the board.
“The French boss has been asked to account for his unsatisfactory performance, his position is increasingly uncertain, and he is accused of lacking awareness of the internal context.”
The Italian paper speculates that Coletta, head of Ferrari’s hypercar program, may be a contender for the role. Coletta has led Ferrari to back-to-back victories at Le Mans, and the team is aiming for a third consecutive win this weekend.
Coletta was previously considered for the role of Ferrari F1 team principal as a successor to Mattia Binotto but turned down the offer. However, if Ferrari secures another Le Mans victory, he would, according to the paper, be “at the top of the list should Ferrari part ways with Vasseur.”
