The 2024 Components 1 marketing campaign will go down in historical past as one in every of Ferrari’s greatest seasons within the hybrid period, as we await what 2025 has in retailer. Frederic Vasseur is already trying forward, emphasizing the significance of consolidating the Maranello group’s mindset, a course of that will probably be aided by Lewis Hamilton’s arrival. Throughout the closing press convention in Abu Dhabi, the Workforce Principal mirrored on the upcoming season for the Scuderia, which he believes presents a promising alternative.
Enhancing in all places
When requested concerning the priorities for the brand new season, Fred Vasseur reiterated an idea he has expressed earlier than, aligning with the id he’s instilling at Ferrari: “It will be a mistake to suppose there is just one factor. If you wish to do a superb job, you have to deal with each single pillar of efficiency. Reliability, as an illustration, considerations each a part of the automobile. This implies we have to enhance in all places. Nevertheless, I desire to not make a listing as a result of I don’t need to level fingers at somebody or a specific group. I’m fascinated about each single space and each single division within the firm. We merely must do a greater job.”
“This isn’t criticism; it simply needs to be the group’s mindset. Each morning you must attempt to do a greater job than yesterday, hundredth of a second by hundredth of a second. That’s the DNA of our sport. For those who don’t have this mindset, you’re useless. I’ll preserve encouraging all staff to imagine all of them contribute to efficiency, at each single stage. We might want to do a greater job than in 2024.”
The arrival of Lewis Hamilton
Fred Vasseur has persistently emphasised mindset, each to journalists and to the group itself. Based on the Workforce Principal, Hamilton will assist reinforce the brand new id of the Maranello group, bringing cultural and sporting contributions: “I feel it’s all the time vital to have folks coming in from different groups with a distinct tradition. This isn’t in opposition to Italians, the English, or anybody else; it’s simply that we’re in a subject the place the switch of expertise is essential. As Ferrari, we’re considerably remoted, however it is going to be an enormous increase for us. It’s already occurring, as we’ve employed some folks from different groups. I’m satisfied Hamilton will convey his expertise, with 17-18 years in Components 1, a few world titles, and extra. He will probably be an enormous push to keep up this mindset of making an attempt to do a greater job in all places.”
“You shouldn’t suppose efficiency comes from others or from one group; it doesn’t rely upon a single hero or anybody,” Fred Vasseur continues. “It comes from everybody, and that’s vital. I clearly do not forget that even in 2005-2006, Lewis was like that, pushing on the small particulars. If we have a look at the common hole between us and McLaren, it’s most likely a few hundredths in qualifying. We’re at a stage the place it’s all about particulars, and that applies to Pink Bull and Mercedes too. We want this mindset to search out each thousandth of a second in each space.”
Work in progress
The Maranello group’s chief has all the time been cautious to not elevate expectations too excessive however positions Ferrari in entrance of the chance that 2025 will current: “Relating to subsequent yr, I feel we’ve a superb alternative. We’re bettering collectively, and morale is excessive. This is essential. What I like is that all of us really feel we will do a greater job, and that’s essential if you wish to enhance.”
“We are going to take an enormous step ahead, and I’m fairly happy with the work carried out within the manufacturing facility. What provides me confidence, although, is above all of the progress we’ve made in comparison with a yr in the past and our potential to react in troublesome moments, as a result of that’s once you see if the group works as one. Whenever you win, everybody is sweet and greatest buddies; these weekends are pretty straightforward to handle. It’s in powerful moments that the response issues. Each time, we’ve reacted very properly. In June, we discovered options as shortly as attainable, and everybody was pushing in the identical course.”
2026
Lacking the world title by a whisker gives the small comfort of getting extra sources for aerodynamic growth within the first half of subsequent yr, because of the inversely proportional allocation of wind tunnel hours and CFD: “It can most likely be extra helpful for 2026 than for 2025. The brand new wind tunnel interval begins on December 31. I don’t need to discuss all of the work we’ll do as a result of firstly of the brand new yr, we’ll proceed growing the 2025 automobile, however we’ll focus completely on 2026 pretty early within the season. I feel everybody will do roughly the identical within the first two or three months after which resolve by the tip of March whether or not to maintain engaged on 2025 a bit longer or not,” Frederic Vasseur concludes.
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