Success is built on stability in F1, claims Vasseur as he praises Jean Todt's approach
Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur insists that performing changes to the structure of an F1 outfit does not work in the long-term, stating that stablity led to the Scuderia's last dominant period under the leadership of Jean Todt.
Following a strong start to the season, Ferrari has endured serious issues that have held the Maranello-headquartered team's performance back in recent weeks. The upgrade package introduced at Barcelona has re-induced porpoising, which saw Ferrari slip down the pecking order behind Red Bull, Mercedes and McLaren.
Despite the issues with its recent upgrade package, Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur insists that it would not bring any long-term success if he carried out changes to the team's structure on a regular basis.
In an interview with Rtbf, the Frenchman outlined Ferrari’s future plans, claiming that Jean Todt also built on stability during Ferrari's most recent dominant era in Formula One.
“There is no magic formula in our work, it takes time. It must be emphasized that recruitment takes a lot of time. The procedure to identify the reinforcement consists first in understanding what we need, then in choosing the right person.
"And all this takes several months. Not to mention that this person may still have a contract elsewhere and we have to wait.”
“Changing every six months doesn’t work. Success stories in Formula 1 have been built on stability. The best example is Jean Todt, who had some difficult years before achieving victory, but the winning period lasted a long time.”
Ferrari is set to part ways with Carlos Sainz at the end of the current year, with Lewis Hamilton due to take over the Spaniard's seat at the Scuderia. While the seven-time world champion mentioned Vasseur as a key factor for him to join the Italian team, the Frenchman noted that Hamilton will not join because of him, but his own dream of driving for the Maranello-based outfit
“Lewis has the dream of driving for Ferrari, he is not coming because of me. Perhaps I just helped to align the stars…,” concluded the Frenchman.
