Vasseur leaving Ferrari? Here's how the team responds to the rumors from Italy

A deep sigh in the paddock in Canada, as GPblog asks a Ferrari representative about what everyone is currently talking about. Amidst the media day in full swing, journalists are asking about the future of team principal Frederic Vasseur - who, according to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, is under pressure.

Even the name of a possible successor would be known, the newspaper said, namely Antonello Coletta. The Italian is currently the leader of Ferrari's World Endurance Championship team, who this weekend is going for its third consecutive win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

But in Montreal, there is a clear denial from Ferrari, calling the rumors 'not true'.

Moreover, there is considerable astonishment at how journalists, in the eyes of the Italian team, sometimes completely make things up, before it is again indicated that there is really nothing to it at all. "It's not even worth responding to," is the message.