Elkann: “We work to come back stronger than before”

Ferrari, shareholders’ meeting in Amsterdam Ferrari president John Elkann has long framed 2026 as the year of the Scuderia’s return to the top. The latest investments and efforts, including the hiring of Lewis Hamilton, have gone in this direction, but they have not been enough to start the new technical cycle as the main force. The “hare” is clearly Mercedes, but Ferrari has shown solidity by finishing on the podium in all the races. This is why Elkann remains optimistic for the current season, as does CEO Benedetto Vigna, in the words spoken during the shareholders’ meeting held today in Amsterdam. Elkann’s words “Ferrari knows that racing also means learning and progressing”, these are the words of the president of the Scuderia. “After a Formula 1 season that fell short of our ambitions, we entered a new championship with new regulations in 2026. We do so with unity and determination, fully focused on the work ahead of us to come back stronger.” If 2025 was disappointing on the F1 front, with zero seasonal victories, Ferrari found great satisfaction in the WEC: “Our sporting soul continues to grow. 2025 was a year of solid achievement and important new beginnings, we won both the constructors’ and drivers’ titles in Endurance. November 8th was a moment of pure joy for all of us and for fans around the world, 50 years after our last world championship. It is the result of talent and teamwork at the end of a season that saw the 499P achieve its third consecutive victory at Le Mans, another extraordinary achievement in our history for which I am grateful to the entire team.” At the shareholders’ meeting, the 2025 budget was approved and all the directors who stood for election were re-elected. Elkann and Vigna were re-elected executive directors of Ferrari, while Piero Ferrari, Delphine Arnault, Francesca Bellettini, Eduardo H. Cue, Sergio Duca, John Galantic, Maria Patrizia Grieco, Michelangelo Volpi and Tommaso Ghidini were re-elected non-executive directors.