Fred Vasseur Emphasizes the Winter Silence
“Through the winter, we’re all world champions and greatest buddies—then the primary Qualifying of the yr arrives.” That’s how Ferrari workforce principal Frédéric Vasseur commented throughout Friday’s FIA press convention in Australia, referring to the standard dynamics of the winter break. The French supervisor added that the Maranello workforce had gone via “two months of promoting” because of the inevitable media consideration surrounding Hamilton’s debut within the crimson automotive.
Through the digital presentation of the SF-25, the Scuderia’s high artificial it clear that Ferrari’s ambition for 2025 is to combat for each world titles—and rightly so, on condition that in 2024, Ferrari narrowly misplaced the Constructors’ Championship to McLaren. After ending second by simply 14 factors, the one potential goal is the title. And if the workforce is aiming for the Constructors’ Championship, the automotive have to be as much as the duty—at which level, two stars like Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton can naturally goal for the Drivers’ Championship as properly.
To date, the beginning of the 2025 Components 1 season has been disappointing for Ferrari, although Lewis Hamilton’s dominant Dash victory in China shouldn’t be missed. In an interview with the French sports activities newspaper L’Équipe, Frédéric Vasseur pushed again towards claims that Ferrari created hype over the winter. “We attempt to isolate ourselves from every part taking place round us,” Fred Vasseur stated. “Some folks instructed us, ‘You made quite a lot of noise this winter,’ however that’s not true—it was the media making the noise. We solely launched a photograph with out giving any interviews. We didn’t even formally current the automotive in Maranello. The joy surrounding Ferrari is a truth, but it surely’s not one thing we hunt down—we simply should dwell with it. I give attention to the constructive facet, which is the vitality that each one these followers carry.” – the Ferrari workforce principal concluded.