F1 News Today: Lewis Hamilton's boss reveals 'low energy' as Ferrari driver exit confirmed

Lewis Hamilton, Fred Vasseur and Christian Horner face the camera expressionless with their arms by their side — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 News Today: Lewis Hamilton's boss reveals 'low energy' as Ferrari driver exit confirmed

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Matthew Hobkinson Lead Editor

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Friday 2 January 2026 15:35

Lewis Hamilton's F1 boss Fred Vasseur has revealed the Ferrari team are 'low on energy' after a demanding 2025 season.

While rivals McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes all enjoyed race victories in 2025, Ferrari were left in no man's land, occasionally podium contenders at circuits such as COTA and the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

Ferrari's fourth place finish in the 2025 constructors' standings was in part due to their decision to cease their development of the SF-25 in April, and instead focus all their attention on the new regulations and 2026.

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Ferrari announce F1 driver exit

Ferrari F1 team have announced that Zhou Guanyu will no longer act as their reserve driver in 2026.

Following the signing of Lewis Hamilton coming into effect in January 2025, Ferrari also delivered another driver announcement, with Zhou completing their trio of drivers for the season following his departure from Sauber.

Zhou had raced for three full seasons with the Hinwil-based outfit, but was axed after a dismal 2024 campaign in which he only managed to score four points from 24 race weekends.

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F1 star in surprise marriage proposal

One F1 star found themselves at the centre of a surprise marriage proposal during the winter break.

Following a rollercoaster 2025 season for Liam Lawson, the Kiwi enjoyed some down time back at home in New Zealand, where he took part in a charity event in Cromwell which raised money for breast cancer research.

Chief executive of Highlands Motorsport Park Josie Spillane, organised the event in memory of her friend Louise Scott-Gallagher, who died from breast cancer.

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Christian Horner 'offering' £665million for F1 team takeover

Ex-Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner looks to be on the edge of a return to the sport, as links to a rival squad have persisted in foreign media.

Dutch publication De Telegraaf recently reported Red Bull's former boss was in talks with Alpine, with the Brit hoping to secure a stake in the Enstone-based F1 team.

Now, German outlet Auto Motor und Sport have provided an update, claiming that Horner is currently busy acquiring shares in the French outfit and expects the process to be wrapped up within days.

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Charles Leclerc forced to cancel travel plans after disaster strikes

Charles Leclerc was forced to cancel his F1 winter break plans which included a special trip to Antarctica with fiancee Alexandra Saint Mleux.

Last year was a mixed affair for Leclerc, on the one hand struggling with an uncompetitive Ferrari on track, but also celebrating good news in his personal life after he proposed to partner Saint Mleux.

During the F1 winter break, the pair planned to take a 'special trip' to Antarctica, which Leclerc revealed in a video with UniCredit.

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