While several Italian media have revealed that he was on the hot seat, as well as other members of his team, due to the disappointing results of Ferrari, the French boss of the Scuderia Fréderic Vasseur responded firmly on Friday during the first free trials of the GP of Canada.
According to several Italian newspapers, such as La Gazzetta dello Sport or the Corriere della will be, Ferrari, second in the classification of manufacturers far behind McLaren, has three Grands Prix to straighten the bar, under penalty of seeing the boss of the Stable Frédéric Vasseur being threatened not to continue the Aventura beyond 2025.
Articles published earlier this week that did not fail to read the French engineer, who wanted to respond to rumors on Friday in Montreal after the first two free test sessions of the Canada Grand Prix, who saw Lewis Hamilton finish 5th and 8th, and Charles Leclerc leave the track during the first session and not be able to participate in the second.
“First, I have to stay calm because I will have to visit the commissioners,” started Vasseur, referring to the fines imposed by the FIA in the event of swear on.
Vasseur: “Too much, it’s too much”
The French engineer then said that he had not appreciated that certain members of his team, such as the technical director Loïc Serra, be named in criticized. “They are certain Italian media, not all,” he continued. The problem is not me because I can manage this. Rather, they are team members. Launching their names like that, I think it’s simply disrespectful towards them, towards the family. I don’t know the goal. I don’t understand it. It may be to attack the team, but there, I do not see the interest. It may be their only chance to exist. This is probably the main reason. But it really harms the team. At one point, it plays on concentration. And when we fight for the championship, every detail makes the difference. And since the start of the weekend, we’re only talking about that. »»
“This is not how we are going to win a championship. At least, not with these kinds of journalists around us. We are faced with this situation daily in Italy, and too much, that’s too much. Honestly, if they want us to succeed at some point, we must also be able to work in a clean environment. And we are not yet in this situation. You have to understand that when a journalist says that “Ferrari will recruit such a name for such a position”, there is someone who is in this position and Sunday evening, the guy says: “Ok, tomorrow morning I will no longer have a job because if what is in the newspaper is true, I will have someone at my post”. In Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton (5th and 6th in the championship) to improve their results before the summer break to bring back media pressure a little…
