Frederic Vasseur has spoken of an imminent announcement after the summer season break relating to Ferrari’s new organizational construction: is a high-profile determine on the way in which?
Ferrari, a brand new reinforcement coming
After an especially troublesome interval, the efficiency proven by the SF-24 in the Hungarian Grand Prix offers hope for the continuation of the 2024 Formulation 1 championship, with the automobile proving to be the quickest on monitor within the center stint on exhausting tires, to the purpose of virtually regretting a fourth place that, with a simple technique, may have allowed Charles Leclerc to duel with Lewis Hamilton for the third step on the rostrum.
With the Hungaroring stage behind, the game will transfer instantly to Belgium, with the lengthy corners of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit anticipated to favor the qualities of Purple Bull, McLaren, and Mercedes to the detriment of Ferrari.
The Maranello group, nevertheless, doesn’t intend to play the position of Cinderella at Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps and has already ready some anti-bouncing changes that ought to, a minimum of on paper, mitigate the bouncing at excessive speeds and permit Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz to discover a higher feeling with the automobile.
Nonetheless, regardless of the latest departure of Enrico Cardile, who will transfer to Aston Martin in 2025, Frederic Vasseur shouldn’t be anxious concerning the technical course, with an necessary identify able to be introduced after the vacations: “For us, it’s not a drama, every little thing is evident. We are going to announce the brand new group after the summer season break.”
“We now have a gaggle of greater than 200-300 folks engaged on this or on this challenge. It isn’t about one individual, it’s not a drama. I all the time push to elucidate that people are much less necessary than the group. It’s true if you rent somebody and it’s true if you lose them.” – the French supervisor identified.
“I’m not in any respect anxious about this. The soundness of the group is there, folks work very nicely collectively. We now have proven that we’ve got labored as a group in troublesome instances. I don’t wish to concentrate on a single occasion, however in 12 months we’ve got closed two-thirds of the hole with the winner thanks additionally to the work accomplished within the manufacturing unit. Which means I’ve nice confidence in them. We positively must proceed. I’m not pleased with the outcome, I don’t want there to be misunderstandings. I’m not comfortable to be 20 seconds behind somebody, however final 12 months we have been 65 seconds behind the chief.” – the Ferrari group boss added.
Lastly, returning to the well-known signing coming after the summer season break, the Frenchman added with an ironic tone: “How massive is the brand new identify? I’ve a few names with 5 letters.”
Whereas ready for the brand new reinforcement, Fred Vasseur will lead the group within the position of interim technical director, along with his regular duties as group principal. There’s additionally rising anticipation for the arrival of Loic Serra, strongly desired by the supervisor from France, however who will likely be operational solely ranging from October.
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