2023 Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team

[mitodriver]

Sainz bought his first car, a Ferrari 812 Competizione. He drove a Golf since he was 18 years old. Got it from his parents.
Totday was THE day!!

What a nice video...and a awesome car

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Vasseur: "For me the goal is not to be in Ferrari but to win."

The new Ferrari Team Principal chooses an aggressive approach and doesn't hide. Frederic Vasseur announces that the clear objective for Ferrari is to win again. His professional goal has not been achieved by arriving at Ferrari, but we need to win. The new boss also made a point about the work being done at the factory, focusing a lot on the work done on the reliability of the Power Unit, then unveiling the day of the filming on which the new car (project 675) will take to the track .

Presentation on 14/02 with the real 675 then the day after immediately on the track for the first filming day

Vasseur: "I can't go into Ferrari, which finished second last year, and say that the goal is to finish fifth. The objective is very clear: we have to win, there is no other option"

Vasseur: "What could be improved was definitely the reliability of the Power Unit. So far, on dynamic dynos it seems to be good but we will have to wait until we are on track to confirm this. In addition to waiting even after Bahrain because the first problems last year we had around Miami, or so. However for now it is under control."

Vasseur: “The strategy question has been put on the table and we have a few weeks to make decisions. The most important thing is not the individual but the group behind it. You know very well that it's not a person pushing a button, often it's more of a structure and whether this is supportive or not. I must first of all understand what was or what were the problems in the past behind the mistakes made. In short, understand what kind of mistakes have been made before making any decision that cannot only concern the person in charge."

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[Wouter]

I appreciate you sharing the video.

You're welcome.

[Wouter]

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This is by no means all of the content. I encourage you all to read the full article. Just tried to take some of the key info and trimmed the fat

Thak you for posting! Nice article!

[aleks_ader]

Man i like Fred. Clear concise goals and statements. Maybe this could work for them.

[Schippke]

Man I like Fred. Clear concise goals and statements. Maybe this could work for them.

It definitely is refreshing to see the conversations coming form him compared to what we usually get from Ferrari, but lets wait and see... he's been there less than a month and the season hasn't even turned a wheel yet. Anyway, the groundwork this year has all been set effectively by Binotto... so if this is a much more successful campaign, he'll still be the one to thank for the most part.

Keep in mind Vasseur, whilst no doubt having to make tough decisions in the past at Renault and Sauber, these effects will be felt a lot more for Ferrari, especially if it now involves in deciding the Championship.

[FW17]

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Troubling direction Fred Vasseur has chosen to take. This implies atleast in public that the car development will try to satisfy both drivers. No public vote of confidence for leclerks speed and achievements to support him with a car and team built around his campaign.

[Vanja #66]

The car can't be developed to be as fast as possible and suit one driver more at the same time. It's either one or the other.

As for bringing team around Leclerc, no need for that either, he's faster on merit. Finally, team orders indeed aren't needed from the first race. They are needed 2-3 times over a season and always end up bringing the team a better overall result.

Overall, feel almost like reading Horner in early 2021. Still even at the end of 2022 he was full of it about equal opportunity for Checco and Max

I wonder if Sainz Sr demanded equality clause for Jr's contract

[AR3-GP]

The car can't be developed to be as fast as possible and suit one driver more at the same time. It's either one or the other.

As for bringing team around Leclerc, no need for that either, he's faster on merit. Finally, team orders indeed aren't needed from the first race. They are needed 2-3 times over a season and always end up bringing the team a better overall result.

Overall, feel almost like reading Horner in early 2021. Still even at the end of 2022 he was full of it about equal opportunity for Checco and Max

I wonder if Sainz Sr demanded equality clause for Jr's contract

The team principal's priority should be towards the business, not romanticizing an "equality" fairytale (in the context of drivers with different ability levels).

Prioritizing Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen is just good for the business. There's a reason Horner still has his job and Binotto no longer. It would be some level of insanity for RB to pay Verstappen 45+ million a season without the expectation of him delivering the title with 100% backing.

If you want to know who a team backs and who they expect to win the title, just follow the money. LH isn't being paid 40 million+ to be a backup driver for GR.

The crazy thing is Binotto didn't have to do much to not look like an idiot and Leclerc had pretty much handed the decisions to him on a silver platter.

[diffuser]

Wonder if Ferrari win in 2023, how many will give Binotto credit? Surely it would have been his leadership that will have got them there.

[AR3-GP]

Wonder if Ferrari win in 2023, how many will give Binotto credit? Surely it would have been his leadership that will have got them there.

Technical, perhaps. But strategic and driver management? If Ferrari win in 2023, it will be because he was no longer involved in those latter aspects.

[ringo]

I like Binnotto as a technician.. but Fred seems less complacent and less a part of the usual expectations. A fresh eye can work wonders in a leadership role.
Binnotto used to be patient and maybe too honest by saying they wont win this year.. abd winning will need more time. He was calling it as he saw it; typical of an engineer. I think like this. But sometimes you just gotta play the politics and make promises and push.
Fred's tune is different, he is already incressing the expectations. 2nd place in 2022 so 1rst must be the goal. No putting off for the distant future like Binnotto. I hope he really straighten things out under his leadership.
I think he can. But lets see if he becomes a casualty of the culture.

[Vanja #66]

The team principal's priority should be towards the business, not romanticizing an "equality" fairytale (in the context of drivers with different ability levels).

Prioritizing Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen is just good for the business. There's a reason Horner still has his job and Binotto no longer. It would be some level of insanity for RB to pay Verstappen 45+ million a season without the expectation of him delivering the title with 100% backing.

If you want to know who a team backs and who they expect to win the title, just follow the money. LH isn't being paid 40 million+ to be a backup driver for GR.

The crazy thing is Binotto didn't have to do much to not look like an idiot and Leclerc had pretty much handed the decisions to him on a silver platter.

Agreed. We need to give Fred some time to see what his actual moves will be. I can understand why he would like to keep the energy of the team focused on teamwork and leave the internal rivalry out as long as possible.

[FW17]

The team principal's priority should be towards the business, not romanticizing an "equality" fairytale (in the context of drivers with different ability levels).

Prioritizing Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen is just good for the business. There's a reason Horner still has his job and Binotto no longer. It would be some level of insanity for RB to pay Verstappen 45+ million a season without the expectation of him delivering the title with 100% backing.

If you want to know who a team backs and who they expect to win the title, just follow the money. LH isn't being paid 40 million+ to be a backup driver for GR.

The crazy thing is Binotto didn't have to do much to not look like an idiot and Leclerc had pretty much handed the decisions to him on a silver platter.

Agreed. We need to give Fred some time to see what his actual moves will be. I can understand why he would like to keep the energy of the team focused on teamwork and leave the internal rivalry out as long as possible.

He needs to be crystal clear on this matter. There are lot of people within Ferrari at the moment who want equal machinery, equal opportunity with the years under Binotto. With that mentality they are not going to give Leclerc the best equipment, best trackside engineering and best the best strategy. And with a WDC, a few off races (experimenting with inducing a stable rear end, instead of keeping the tyre life in the races) is all it takes to give your rival a leg up, specially with regards to car development.

[AR3-GP]

If Ferrari aren't prepared to back Charles Leclerc, then they've simply lost that killer instinct required of a team in order to win titles.

Vasseur cultivated a no nonsense culture at Alfa Romeo fwiw. Orders came swiftly and without hesitation when they benefitted the team (Bottas and Zhou were swapped around to the benefit of the team. Giovinazzi was moved aside to the benefit of the team. Silverstone would never have happened the way it did with Vasseur in charge. It bodes well for Ferrari to have him here.