The 2024 Components 1 marketing campaign will go down in historical past as one in all Ferrari’s greatest seasons within the hybrid period, as we await what 2025 has in retailer. Frederic Vasseur is already wanting forward, emphasizing the significance of consolidating the Maranello group’s mindset, a course of that will probably be aided by Lewis Hamilton’s arrival. Throughout the remaining press convention in Abu Dhabi, the Group Principal mirrored on the upcoming season for the Scuderia, which he believes affords a promising alternative.
Bettering in all places
When requested concerning the priorities for the brand new season, Fred Vasseur reiterated an idea he has expressed earlier than, aligning with the id he’s instilling at Ferrari: “It might be a mistake to suppose there is just one factor. If you wish to do a superb job, you could give attention to each single pillar of efficiency. Reliability, for example, issues each a part of the automotive. This implies we have to enhance in all places. Nonetheless, I desire to not make a listing as a result of I don’t wish to level fingers at somebody or a specific group. I’m desirous about each single space and each single division within the firm. We merely should do a greater job.”
“This isn’t criticism; it simply must be the group’s mindset. Each morning it’s worthwhile to attempt to do a greater job than yesterday, hundredth of a second by hundredth of a second. That’s the DNA of our sport. Should you don’t have this mindset, you’re useless. I’ll hold encouraging all workers to imagine all of them contribute to efficiency, at each single degree. We might want to do a greater job than in 2024.”
The arrival of Lewis Hamilton
Fred Vasseur has persistently emphasised mindset, each to journalists and to the group itself. In accordance with the Group Principal, Hamilton will assist reinforce the brand new id of the Maranello group, bringing cultural and sporting contributions: “I believe it’s all the time essential to have folks coming in from different groups with a special tradition. This isn’t in opposition to Italians, the English, or anybody else; it’s simply that we’re in a area the place the switch of abilities is essential. As Ferrari, we’re considerably remoted, however it will likely be an enormous increase for us. It’s already occurring, as we’ve employed some folks from different groups. I’m satisfied Hamilton will convey his expertise, with 17-18 years in Components 1, a few world titles, and extra. He will probably be an enormous push to keep up this mindset of making an attempt to do a greater job in all places.”
“You shouldn’t suppose efficiency comes from others or from one group; it doesn’t rely upon a single hero or anybody,” Fred Vasseur continues. “It comes from everybody, and that’s essential. I clearly keep in mind that even in 2005-2006, Lewis was like that, pushing on the small particulars. If we take a look at the common hole between us and McLaren, it’s in all probability a few hundredths in qualifying. We’re at a stage the place it’s all about particulars, and that applies to Purple Bull and Mercedes too. We’d like this mindset to search out each thousandth of a second in each space.”
Work in progress
The Maranello group’s chief has all the time been cautious to not elevate expectations too excessive however positions Ferrari in entrance of the chance that 2025 will current: “Relating to subsequent 12 months, I believe we have now a superb alternative. We’re bettering collectively, and morale is excessive. This is essential. What I like is that all of us really feel we are able to do a greater job, and that’s essential if you wish to enhance.”
“We’ll take an enormous step ahead, and I’m fairly happy with the work performed within the manufacturing unit. What provides me confidence, although, is above all of the progress we’ve made in comparison with a 12 months in the past and our skill to react in troublesome moments, as a result of that’s once you see if the group works as one. If you win, everybody is good and greatest mates; these weekends are pretty straightforward to handle. It’s in powerful moments that the response issues. Each time, we have now reacted very nicely. In June, we discovered options as shortly as potential, and everybody was pushing in the identical path.”
2026
Lacking the world title by a whisker supplies the small comfort of getting extra sources for aerodynamic growth within the first half of subsequent 12 months, due to the inversely proportional allocation of wind tunnel hours and CFD: “It is going to in all probability be extra helpful for 2026 than for 2025. The brand new wind tunnel interval begins on December 31. I don’t wish to discuss all of the work we’ll do as a result of at the start of the brand new 12 months, we’ll proceed creating the 2025 automotive, however we are going to focus fully on 2026 pretty early within the season. I believe everybody will do roughly the identical within the first two or three months after which determine by the top of March whether or not to maintain engaged on 2025 a bit longer or not,” Frederic Vasseur concludes.
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