Frédéric Vasseur: “Don’t ask questions that are useless”

The difficulties specific to the SF-23 have not made it easier to get started in Maranello, but the French manager is staying the course. He knows what he wants, starting with a performance-oriented mindset. A look at four unifying months, despite the errors.

Published on 01/06/2023 à 09:00

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Frédéric Vasseur: “Don’t ask questions that are useless”

Frédéric Vasseur - General Director of Scuderia Ferrari

One hundred and twenty days that you preside over the destiny of the Team Ferrari. Would you describe them as eventful?

Like every start of the season, in fact. Perhaps a little more for me than for the others, because I had to get to know the team, discover the installations, the software, etc. That's a huge wave of things to digest. It's not the simplest thing...

Were they enough to get a clear idea of the challenge?

C’est un processus sans fin ! Si vous arrêtez un jour de vous dire qu’il faut améliorer une écurie, c’est fini. Il est impératif de toujours être dans ce besoin d’essayer d’améliorer les moindres détails. Je suis encore dans une phase d’acclimatation, j’ai besoin de comprendre, d’apprendre à connaître les gens. On a com