Fred Vasseur responds to ‘disrespectful’ speculation over his Ferrari future

“I don’t know the goal. I don’t perceive the goal. Maybe it’s to provide s*** to the staff, however on this case, I don’t see the purpose. Maybe it’s for them the one method to exist. That is most likely extra the explanation. However it’s actually hurting the staff.

“It’s, at one stage, a scarcity of focus, and if you find yourself preventing for the championship, each single element makes the distinction. And from the start of the weekend, we’re simply talking about this.

READ MORE: ‘He has my full support’ – Hamilton backs Vasseur as the man to lead Ferrari ‘to the top’

“And if it’s their goal to place the staff on this state of affairs, they reached their purpose. However I feel it’s actually – it isn’t like this that we’ll be capable to win a championship.”

When quizzed on whether or not coping with such hypothesis was a part of being a staff principal, Vasseur – who took on his place at Ferrari forward of the 2023 marketing campaign – answered: “No, however to be the staff principal – I knew once I took the place that you’re uncovered, and this I feel is kind of straightforward to handle.