World champion Michael Schumacher has emphatically denied speculation that he is considering leaving Ferrari to renew his relationship with Mercedes-Benz.
Schumacher's Formula 1 debut was partly funded by the Mercedes junior driver programme when he raced for Jordan at Spa in 1991.
But Schuey told his official website that stories in the German national press speculating a switch to the Mercedes-powered McLaren team were completely unfounded.
"I don't even want to comment on rumours of me leaving Ferrari," he said the day after retiring from the Turkish Grand Prix, in what is turning out to be his most uncompetitive season as a Ferrari driver.
"Everyone knows how closely linked are Ferrari and I."
The German national daily Bild reported on Monday that Schumacher had met twice with Mercedes man Norbert Haug over the Turkish Grand Prix weekend.
But while both Haug and Schumacher's manager Willi Weber confirmed the meetings had taken place, they indicated that the agenda was not about a deal between the two.
"It is correct that we met," said Haug.
"We spoke only about the future of Formula One. I think it is rather impossible that he leaves Ferrari."