Simone Resta is coming back to Ferrari as Technical Director.F1NAC wrote: ↑13 Dec 2022, 00:46Vasseur is definitely not going to be anything technical related. Altough I think he has an aeronautical degree. If he comes, then also someone will come to get a TD role.continuum16 wrote: ↑12 Dec 2022, 23:44I feel like it will be Vasseur, for better or for worse.
I've been watching F1 for over a decade, but still I have no clue what Vasseur's management style is like. The last year or two he's sort of developed into this kind of weird uncle-type figure, he seems a bit chaotic, at least how he presents himself in interviews. Complete opposite to Binotto, who always presents himself as fairly robotic. Again, no idea if this is how he is inside the team or not.
As far as his successes in F1 specifically; I don't know if I'm convinced he's ready to go head to head with Wolff and Horner. Maybe he'll play the true wild card act. More seriously, though, I think this is a huge pendulum swing in favor of Leclerc. Binotto was always hesitant to have a driver hierarchy. Elkann spoke more openly in favor of Leclerc. Charles and Mattia did not seem to be on the best terms by the end of the season. Perhaps, whether directly said or merely implied, it was a "him or me" situation. I do think Binotto was an effective technical leader, though; a quality which I don't see Vasseur being able to replicate.