The Parisian engineer, hitherto president of the Sauber team and director of Alfa Romeo, will take office on January 9. This is the second time that the Scuderia has entrusted the head of its sports management to a French, after Jean Todt.
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From January 9, Frédéric Vasseur will take the direction of Ferrari in Formula 1, the Italian stable said on Tuesday December 13. The Frenchman replaces the Italian Mattia Binotto, who had been pushed at the end of November around the release after three seasons in this position.
Frédéric Vasseur, 54, at the same time left his functions as president of the Swiss team Sauber and director of Alfa Romeo to join the Scuderia. Former leader of the Renault stable for the return of the French brand to F1, in 2016, Le Parisien had taken the lead of Sauber – which rolls under the name of Alfa Romeo in the queen category – the following year to continue to Build a solid reputation in the paddock.
“Throughout his career, Fred successfully combined his technical forces as a training engineer with a constant ability to bring out the best of his pilots and his teams, insisted the CEO of Ferrari, Benedetto vigna. This approach and its leadership are what we need to advance Ferrari with renewed energy. “
Sacre of Kimi Raikkonen in 2007
Shortly before the announcement of the Scuderia, Alfa Romeo had farewell to his manager: “Thank you, Fred, and good luck”, he wrote in the stable press release, which greeted “the last chapter of a personal and professional growth course, both for the team and for humans “. And to recall that this course ended with “its best result in the classification of formula builders for a decade with a sixth place in the 2022 season”.
By appointing a Frenchman for the second time at the head of his sports management, Ferrari may remember to remember the glorious years of Jean Todt (1993-2007), seven times titled with manufacturers and six times at the pilots. Since 2007 and the coronation of Kimi Raikkonen, the Scuderia has no longer removed the world crown from the pilots; Since 2008 with manufacturers. The mission of Frédéric Vasseur: win back the world title with the Monegasque pilots Charles Leclerc and Spanish Carlos Sainz.