In the first half of the 2025 Formula 1 season, Ferrari team boss Frédéric Vasseur shot a lot of rumors in the herb. At the end of June, Scuderia swung the weed hoe and announced the contract extension with the French. In an interview, Vasseur wedges against the media – and reveals why he wanted to prevent a “panic mode” on the subject of Lewis Hamilton.
The Ferrari ship around captain Fred Vasseur gave way in turbulence in the first half of Formula 1. Also in 2025, the red from Maranello are far from fighting the World Cup title, and the hoped-for dream marriage with superstar Lewis Hamilton has so far been a severely disappointed love.
Vasseur, however, attributes to some media that it got so restless around Ferrari. “Rumors caused the turbulence. I did not sprinkle them, but the media,” he said in an interview with “Auto Motor und Sport”.
Nowadays, “such interference fire cannot be avoided,” said Vasseur. “I don’t want to shear all journalists. But the Internet has become much more aggressive. There is a compulsion to produce clicks. When these rumors appeared in Canada for the first time, I was really angry,” the team boss admitted.
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It was similar with rumors about changing Charles Leclerc to Mercedes, said Vasseur. “Nobody was interested in the fact that he has repeatedly confirmed to have a long -term contract with Ferrari. This has an impact on the team. In Italy you react more emotional. Without these background noises, my conversations with Ferrari would have been much faster.”
Vasseur: “Take a look at Red Bull”
Such speculations could lead to “people in the team lose their focus,” emphasized the Frenchman and gave an example. “Take a look at Red Bull what has happened in the past few weeks. There were only rumors about Verstappen.”
The quiet environment this year is a great strength of World Cup primus McLaren, said Vasseur.
The Scuderia-Capo explained that he also acted forward-looking at Lewis Hamilton’s obligation due to the media hustle and bustle and announced the change of Mercedes before the start of the season 2024. “If I had done that between Imola and Monte-Carlo, many would have liked to panic. [Sainz] From the beginning in the picture and was able to digest the situation before everything started. His focus was on his job. “