Vasser: "We will win when Verstappen and Perez knock themselves out"

Wasser does not expect miracles at Silverstone

In the last two World Championship events in Montreal and the Red Bull Circuit, he has been Ferrari Showing signs of recovery, and showing more competitiveness than in the recent past, thanks to the updates the team has provided ahead of the expected roadmap on the SF-23. The aerodynamic revision of the car allowed Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz to be clearly the second force on the track, both of whom actually managed to occupy a position in the top three, Monaco which finished second in Sunday’s race and the third in Spain. in Sprint.

During a long interview with Leo Turrini for Quotidiano Nazionale, team manager Frederic Vasseur He wanted to joke about when Ferrari would come back to victory: “We will win when Verstappen and Perez knock each other out – he smiles Head of Cavallino Racing – maybe it will happen sooner than expected.

Then the Transalpine director seriously faced the same question: “We are all working towards this goal, God forbid. We made progress, and we were the second force in Austria last Sunday behind Red Bull. expectations for Silverstone? To be honest, with very fast corners, the English track It is not suitable for us. On the other hand, there will be occasions when we meet Better, I think Budapest and Singapore“.

Technical market separation

Finally, Vasseur did not hesitate to talk about the lively market in terms of engineers, starting with the best technical cut from the competition: “I will not tell you the name, we will do so when the person concerned is free from current obligations”And we turn to Laurent McKees’ thorny question: There’s negotiating logic, marketing stuff. But since Makis announced his departure, he made sure to exclude him from information about our technical development.”. Then the French director confirmed that the 2024 project is already in the wind tunnel and this The current Technical Organizational Scheme includes Enrico Cardell as Technical Director and Chassis Director, Enrico Gualtieri as Head of Power Unit Division and Diego Tondi as Director of Aerodynamics. Closing in action at Ferrari: “There is pressure that is not found anywhere else.” On the trust between him and President John Elkann:I feel it 100%.”