Is Vasseur’s communication convincing?

Ferrari: Vasseur era, year IV From the beginning of 2023 Frederic Vasseur took on the role of team principal of Ferrari. Definitely the most complex job on the entire starting grid, both due to the Red team’s long world championship drought and the pressure that that prancing horse on the chest entails. In recent years, Ferrari fans have learned to know the French manager, who always tries to shield his team, to shield them from indiscretions and rumors that could sow insecurities and make people work badly.
Vasseur has achieved just 6 victories with Ferrari and the fans can’t wait to see a turning point that never seems to arrive, but which often seems to be evoked by his words in interviews. In fact, Vasseur spoke of a “gamechanger” (turning point, ed.) in the directive on flexible front wings in 2025. And then it wasn’t like that. He later explained that he decided to stop aero developments very early last year to focus everything on the 2026 regulations. And the start wasn’t amazing. Then he talked about the ‘package and a half’ of upgrades for Miami. Which do not seem to have given a decisive push to the SF-26. Now Vasseur is building anticipation for the ADUO…
wanted to tease Pino Allievi (a prestigious name in motorsport and our magazine) and Francesco Cigarini (in Maranello for over 20 years and present on Instagram and YouTube): how do you judge Frederic Vasseur’s communication choices? Should the team principal be more self-critical? Pino Allievi: “Vasseur speaks truths hidden by vague and misleading speeches” “I don’t know team managers with self-critical honesty, except for Andrea Stella and, in some cases, Toto Wolff. Having said this, Vasseur sometimes says truths hidden by vague and misleading speeches, later denied by the drivers. Let me give you an example: Hamilton’s harsh criticism on the lack of correlation between simulation data and track data is an important and ruthless analysis that he should have done Vasseur. Was there a dark message in Hamilton’s words? Who knows… I wouldn’t want Ferrari to fall back into the trap of pre-established alibis, already thinking about tomorrow. It would be suicide. Ferrari must think about the present, about the next races, which is still very open. Francesco Cigarini: “The team principal can be self-critical even without telling the media” “The team principal carries with him the voice and shares the judgment of the technical leadership of his team. So it is his point of view also fueled by what happens on the track and by opinions with his front lines.
In some cases the TP protects the team even at the cost of receiving criticism on his way of defending it, but he does so to take pressure off the technical and operational area, on the track and in Maranello.
There may be self-criticism even if it is not exposed to the media, but the lack of victories fuels the number of detractors exponentially as does the desire to see the Red team win again.” We also invite you readers to tell us yours – compatibly with the 200 character limit in the comments (I reported the complaints personally, be kind…) -: how do you evaluate the communication held in recent years by Frederic Vasseur? Click here to add Formula Passion as your favorite source on Google Discover: you will find our content more easily!

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-05-18 16:00:00