It took 159 attempts for Frederic Vasseur to oversee an F1 win as a team principal, and Carlos Sainz Jnr delivered him the goods in the Singapore GP.
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Vasseur impressed Verstappen has ‘not done a single mistake over two seasons’
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Frederic Vasseur praised rival Max Verstappen in the wake of his record-breaking 10th consecutive grand prix victory.
Sainz showed he’d made “step forward” with Monza pole and podium – Vasseur
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says Carlos Sainz Jnr’s performance at Monza showed he’d made a clear step forward.
“On the limit” fight with team mate was “exactly what racing should be” – Leclerc
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc said his hard-fought battle with Ferrari team mate Carlos Sainz Jnr in the Italian Grand Prix was “what racing should be”.
After getting on terms with Aston Martin, Ferrari’s next target is Mercedes
2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onThere is a big gap in the standings between Ferrari in fourth and Mercedes in second, but the former feel they can be F1’s second fastest team.
Ferrari unwilling to comment on Massa’s legal claim over 2008 title defeat
2023 F1 season
Posted onFerrari’s Frederic Vasseur said it would be “strange” if the outcome of the 2008 championship was revisited in response to a claim made by its ex-driver Felipe Massa.
Why teams say F1’s Hungarian GP qualifying change is a worthwhile experiment
2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onF1 will try a new rule this weekend which will force drivers to use harder tyres in qualifying, in an attempt to reduce the amount of rubber they use.
Ferrari has potential to make ‘much better use’ of its car with set-up changes
2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onThe key to unlocking the Ferrari SF-23’s pace is making the correct set-up decisions, rather than bringing more upgrades, says team principal Frederic Vasseur.
Wait and see if McLaren’s “much more competitive” form continues, say rivals
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren’s breakthrough at the British Grand Prix has not set alarm bells ringing among their rivals, who are waiting to see if they can repeat their Silverstone form.
Leclerc “more calm” after Ferrari explained why it overruled call for slicks – Vasseur
2023 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc was “more calm” after Ferrari explained their reasons for a qualifying strategy call he disagreed with, said team principal Frederic Vasseur.
Ferrari had pace to take pole and potentially win in Monaco – Vasseur
2023 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Frederic Vasseur believes a win was possible for the team in Monaco but they will have to improve their consistency to be competitive elsewhere.
Ferrari can’t “bull**** ourself” about gap to Red Bull after podium – Vasseur
2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says the team is still well off Red Bull’s pace, despite taking their first podium of the season in Azerbaijan.
Why Leclerc ‘thanked’ Sainz for a tow he didn’t get after Ferrari radio mix-up
2023 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari missed an opportunity to secure a top three starting position for the Australian Grand Prix after a series of miscommunications, says Carlos Sainz Jnr.
Qualifying performance proves Ferrari can rival Red Bull on race pace – Vasseur
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says their failure to reach the Bahrain Grand Prix podium does not show the team needs to change the concept behind its SF-23 car.
Ferrari see “good news” in race pace despite Red Bull’s “game killer” strategy
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Frederic Vasseur saw reasons to be encouraged by their performance in the Bahrain Grand Prix despite Red Bull’s emphatic win.
Personnel change is first part of ‘complete review’ of Ferrari strategy – Vasseur
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says the decision to promote Ravin Jain as chief strategist over Inaki Rueda forms part of a complete review of the team’s strategy division.
Three days’ testing is “ample” and could be cut to two – Horner
2023 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 team principals see no need to increase the amount of pre-season testing despite complaints from some drivers that three days of running is insufficient.
Ferrari tweaks race team operation after “hard” lessons from 2022 errors
2023 F1 season
Posted onFerrari has made changes to its race team operations after reviewing the strategic and operational errors which compromised its season last year.
Vasseur unimpressed by “virtual” launches as Ferrari thrill fans with track run
2023 F1 season
Posted onNew Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said he wasn’t impressed by the “virtual” launches several of their rivals arranged for the 2023 season.
Vasseur targets a title – but have Ferrari learned their lessons from 2022?
2023 F1 team preview
Posted onNew Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur expects them to fight for a championship in 2023. Have they developed or will they disappoint once more?