Fred Vasseur on the assault
After dealing with many rumors about his future at Ferrari, crew principal Frederic Vasseur of the Prancing Horse went on the offensive throughout Friday in Montreal. On the press convention between FP1 and FP2, adopted by TV interviews, the pinnacle of the Maranello pit wall doubled down, whereas not denying that his contract is certainly expiring and renewal discussions haven’t but began. Fred Vasseur as soon as once more pointed the finger at Italian journalists and stood firmly behind his individuals.
The interview with Sky Italia
“Truthfully, I don’t wish to waste an excessive amount of time speaking about this. I additionally don’t wish to attempt to examine or perceive the place these rumors come from. However I feel it’s somebody making an attempt to hurt the crew as a result of this isn’t nearly me. I knew very effectively and was conscious that I might be uncovered once I took this place. However to speak like this about Charles… To say he’ll go away to go to Mercedes, when from the beginning of the season in each single interview he has mentioned he has a long-term contract, that he loves the crew and needs to win right here. But these rumors preserve coming again. For me, probably the most important half is when names of crew members come out as a result of many individuals’s names are uncovered, and that isn’t proper as a result of they’re doing a superb job. It isn’t as much as Italian journalists to resolve if we must always exchange this or that particular person. And we should think about that these are individuals, not issues, human beings with households, kids, and wives. You’ll be able to think about that after they learn within the media that Ferrari will rent ‘X’ to switch somebody, it causes huge hurt to the crew by way of focus and ambiance, and truthfully, I can’t perceive it. We have to be supported by some means, we shouldn’t be thrown into the mud like this. It’s not proper.
My contract? I’m tremendous calm, however truthfully, the issue is just not me. I’m skilled sufficient and sufficiently old to make my very own choices. Once I joined Ferrari, I knew completely effectively the state of affairs can be like this. That is life, I knew my place can be probably the most uncovered. It applies to me and to different groups. Final week it was Christian Horner who supposedly can be fired earlier than or after Imola, I don’t keep in mind, but he’s nonetheless right here, so far as I do know. That’s not an issue. What’s a a lot larger downside is in terms of crew members—that’s once I begin to get offended.
If my contract expires on the finish of the season? Sure, however now we have time to barter, to debate it. We can have time to speak about it and decide. We’ll do it on the proper time, and it’ll not be an issue in any respect.”
The interview with Canal Plus
“When names like these are thrown on the market, or hiring rumors are invented that by no means existed, or they are saying Charles will go to Mercedes subsequent 12 months, I feel the one motive is that journalists hope to get clicks and get seen by doing this. Or they do it to disrupt the crew, or each. However in any case, in the event that they wish to assist us or be near the crew, they’ve failed, as a result of I feel the best questions have to be requested. If Ferrari hasn’t received for some years, now we have modified the crew principal, modified the drivers, modified virtually all the things besides one factor (he means the journalists, ed.). My place is fragile by definition. It’s like a soccer coach. We all know that if you do that job at Ferrari or elsewhere, you’re uncovered. I consider there are three crew principals who change each season. I didn’t come right here considering I might keep for all times. I’m simply making an attempt to develop the crew, to progress, to do issues with one thing.” – the French supervisor concluded.
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