Maranello trusts the Team Principal by renewing the contract on the eve of the Hungary Grand Prix. The reds in 2024 had won 5 GP (three with Leclerc and two with Sainz) and this year they are still hunting for the first success, the development of the machine did not go as it was hoped and the confirmation of the French manager has long been in doubt
After two years and anything but satisfactory results Ferrari decides to go on with Fred Vasseur, renewing the Team Principal contract On the eve of the Hungary Grand Prix. The press release of the Maranello team speaks of “multi -year contract” without specifying for how many years. Vasseur started his adventure with the reds at the beginning of 2023 and the desired results did not arrive from his work. Obviously he is not the only responsible, but after last season where Ferrari somehow defended himself and had also had a few winning flickers, winning at the end five great prizes, Two with Carlos Sainz (Australia and Mexico) e Three with Charles Leclerc (Monaco, Italy and Austin) We expected more. Above all, the successes in Montecarlo and Monza del Monegasco had fueled the hopes of the fans in view of 2025.
The arrival of Hamilton and zero wins
Instead this season after thirteen tests the Ferrari is still stopped “zero tituli” but above all The SF-25 has not shown those progress that led the other teams to improve compared to last season in which Ferrari had closed in second place in the manufacturers’ world championship. The seven -time engagement of world champion Lewis Hamilton gave little to the Maranello team. Indeed, English has shown great difficulties in understanding the new car and so far has never been able to finish a Grand Prix in front of teammate Leclerc. The two seem separated at home and Monegasque himself has entered the controversy several times with the engineers for the race tactics. In short, even from the point of view of the management of human resources, Vasseur’s work has not convinced.
Trust in 2026
At this point the work must be seen only on a long perspective. Ferrari has basically understood that this season it cannot be competitive with the Mc Laren and the unspeaked goal is to become the best of the “seconds”, that is, of all those teams such as Red Bull and Mercedes trying to undermine the Mc Laren and who in the first part of the season somehow have succeeded (Russell won in Canada, Verstappen in Japan and Imola). You need a victory to pull up the moral and in the meantime It will be necessary to work on the 2026 car, with the expected news concerning, engine, aerodynamics and chassis. In Vasseur, the ability to manage complicated situations is recognized by Ferrari but before the official press release there were discordant opinions on its confirmation, demonstrating that in Maranello not all are happy with what has been done so far. After the second place in the 2024 manufacturers World Cup, a lot more expected from this season.
