Maurizio Arrivabene has broken his silence to play down speculation Ferrari could be about to lose Sebastian Vettel and James Allison.<\/p>\n
Team boss Arrivabene had a low-profile Hungarian grand prix, refusing to speak to the English speaking media amid reports the Maranello team is in crisis.<\/p>\n
One rumour was sparked by Red Bull boss Christian Horner, who said he sensed Vettel might soon want to switch to Mercedes.<\/p>\n
“Sebastian never said once that he doesn’t like the atmosphere in Ferrari,” Italian reporters quoted Arrivabene as saying in Budapest.<\/p>\n
“On the contrary, he has said numerous times that he is very comfortable in the team.<\/p>\n
“A couple of months ago, journalists began to ask Kimi the same question, and after him it was my turn, that (James) Allison would soon take my place.<\/p>\n
“Now that we confirm the contract with Kimi the press is saying that Allison is leaving!\u00a0 You know what?\u00a0 Please, let us work in peace,” he added.<\/p>\n
Arrivabene denied that morale at Ferrari is low.<\/p>\n
“That’s not true,” the Italian insisted.\u00a0 “This is a strong and united team.\u00a0 This supposedly low morale is all just stories to try to make us have low morale, but we never give up — never, never, never.”<\/p>\n
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