Frederic Vasseur’s contrasting approach to Mattia Binotto at Ferrari: "We can’t bulls*** ourselves"

Team principal Frederic Vasseur has called on Ferrari to “not bullshit ourselves” regarding their F1 form following a disappointing start to the season.
Frederic Vasseur (FRA) Ferrari Team Principal. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah, Saudi
Frederic Vasseur (FRA) Ferrari Team Principal. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi…

Ferrari finished sixth and seventh in Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz c🎶lassifying over 35 seconds behind race winner Sergio Perez.

Many tipped Ferrari to fare better in Saudi Arabia than Bahrain due to tyre degradation being less of a factor plus the SF-23 is m𒈔ore efficient in a straight-line compared to its predecessor.

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Like Mercedes, Ferrari have a lot of work to do if they are to get anywhere near Red Bull in F1 2023.

Speaking after꧅ the race, Vasseur was asked what the ⛦first thing he would tell his team after Jeddah.

“To not bulls*** ourselves,” he replied. “The most important thing in this kind of situation is to know where we are going well and what 💛we are doing wrong. But we cannot bulls*** ourselves.  

“We have to change. We have to understand where we are wrong, and 𓂃we have to push. It’s not [good enough] to speak, we will not be faster like this.  

“For me the picture is quite clear. The potential of the car is🍎 good, but it’s not enough compared to ൲Red Bull, because we are not able to extract the maximum from the car every time.” 

Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand…

Ev꧅en though tyre wear wasn’t an issue in Jeddah, Vasseur feels it’s still an i✨ssue - how they manage the different compounds.

“The first sti💮nt went pretty well 💮and Charles had a good comeback, but he was with the soft [tyre] and nobody knows about the different compound," he added.

“Carlos was in a decent pace on the first stint with the medium, compared to the others, but we lost completely the ground wi🎐th the hard [tyre]. 

“It’s where we have to understand th﷽at the main issue is. If we have some improvement ൲to do, it’s clearly on the management of the different compounds.”  

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