“I'm a friend of Christian Horner and sent him a message of support, and I think that he is a very good team principal. I think he's able to do the job, but Ferrari wants to have an image and not many distractions. This is my opinion.”

Christian Horner has already spoken on a potential move to Ferrari as the team principal is sacked after 20 years at Red Bull Racing.

Saturday’s fast-paced F1 news includes Christian Horner leading tributes to Red Bull icon Felix Baumgartner as his former employer is warned of a “disaster” if Max Verstappen leaves for Mercedes. Christian Horner, the former Red Bull F1 team principal, has led tributes to Felix Baumgartner following the death of the iconic daredevil and skydiver.