Fred Vasseur on the assault
After going through many rumors about his future at Ferrari, staff principal Frederic Vasseur of the Prancing Horse went on the offensive throughout Friday in Montreal. On the press convention between FP1 and FP2, adopted by TV interviews, the top of the Maranello pit wall doubled down, whereas not denying that his contract is certainly expiring and renewal discussions haven’t but began. Fred Vasseur as soon as once more pointed the finger at Italian journalists and stood firmly behind his folks.
The interview with Sky Italia
“Truthfully, I don’t wish to waste an excessive amount of time speaking about this. I additionally don’t wish to attempt to examine or perceive the place these rumors come from. However I feel it’s somebody attempting to hurt the staff as a result of this isn’t nearly me. I knew very nicely and was conscious that I’d be uncovered after I took this place. However to speak like this about Charles… To say he’ll go away to go to Mercedes, when from the beginning of the season in each single interview he has stated he has a long-term contract, that he loves the staff and needs to win right here. But these rumors maintain coming again. For me, probably the most essential half is when names of staff members come out as a result of many individuals’s names are uncovered, and that’s not proper as a result of they’re doing a superb job. It’s not as much as Italian journalists to determine if we must always substitute this or that individual. And we should think about that these are folks, not issues, human beings with households, kids, and wives. You possibly can think about that after they learn within the media that Ferrari will rent ‘X’ to interchange somebody, it causes huge hurt to the staff when it comes to focus and ambiance, and truthfully, I can’t perceive it. We must be supported someway, we shouldn’t be thrown into the mud like this. It’s not proper.
My contract? I’m tremendous calm, however truthfully, the issue is just not me. I’m skilled sufficient and sufficiently old to make my very own choices. Once I joined Ferrari, I knew completely nicely the scenario can be like this. That is life, I knew my place can be probably the most uncovered. It applies to me and to different groups. Final week it was Christian Horner who supposedly can be fired earlier than or after Imola, I don’t keep in mind, but he’s nonetheless right here, so far as I do know. That isn’t an issue. What’s a a lot larger drawback is on the subject of staff members—that’s after I begin to get indignant.
If my contract expires on the finish of the season? Sure, however we’ve got time to barter, to debate it. We could have time to speak about it and decide. We are going to do it on the proper time, and it’ll not be an issue in any respect.”
The interview with Canal Plus
“When names like these are thrown on the market, or hiring rumors are invented that by no means existed, or they are saying Charles will go to Mercedes subsequent yr, I feel the one cause is that journalists hope to get clicks and get observed by doing this. Or they do it to disrupt the staff, or each. However in any case, in the event that they wish to help us or be near the staff, they’ve failed, as a result of I feel the proper questions must be requested. If Ferrari hasn’t gained for some years, we’ve got modified the staff principal, modified the drivers, modified nearly every thing besides one factor (he means the journalists, ed.). My place is fragile by definition. It’s like a soccer coach. We all know that whenever you do that job at Ferrari or elsewhere, you’re uncovered. I consider there are three staff principals who change each season. I didn’t come right here pondering I’d keep for all times. I’m simply attempting to develop the staff, to progress, to do issues with one thing.” – the French supervisor concluded.
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