Ferrari have no interest in signing Sebastian Vettel, according to president Luca di Montezemolo. Di Montezemolo suggested last month that the team might be pursuing Vettel when he said that the 2010 world champion was "fast, smart and young" and that "sooner or later he will be driving a red car."
Further speculation was sparked when Vettel then said that "Ferrari is a myth, just like Mercedes, and every driver wants to race for a myth once in his career."
The duo's comments raised eyebrows, with reports suggesting that the German could head to Ferrari as early as next season to replace Felipe Massa.
But Vettel has since insisted he is happy to stay at Red Bull Racing "because Red Bull give me the fastest car."
And Di Montezemolo downplayed the rumours, insisting there was "absolutely nothing" behind them and stating he was keen for the next driver to come from the Ferrari Driver Academy.
"There is absolutely nothing going on with Vettel," he said. "Apart from the congratulations for a wonderful season and the fact that he knew how to benefit from the last race in Abu Dhabi
"I hope that (the the next driver) will come from the Ferrari Driver Academy, because that would mean that he's a 'top star.'
"Naturally Ferrari puts a driver in the car able to win. One of the ideas of the Academy is to have the next Scuderia driver in-house."
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