Ferrari updates, Vasseur thunders: “When others wear them they are geniuses, when we do it we cheat”

Ferrari number one doesn’t fit. Ferrari obtained pole position in the Sprint Qualifying of the British GP at Silverstone with Lewis Hamilton who preceded Andrea Kimi Antonelli by 11 thousandths. The Mercedes driver did not hide his surprise at Ferrari’s performance, especially on the straight. The Scuderia from Maranello brought other news to Silverstone immediately after some statements from Toto Wolff which did not please Frederic Vasseur. “I found Toto and Mercedes’ comments rather ironic – the words of the Ferrari team principal in the press conference – when Red Bull or Mercedes develop, they are geniuses. When we do it, we are cheating. I think we should calm down on this point. We didn’t bring more components than Red Bull or other teams. I don’t know if it was a joke, because if you take it seriously it really seems like an accusation that we don’t respect the budget cap”. “Ask Toto what he was referring to – added Vasseur – I find it simply strange, sometimes you can have the impression that we are bringing a big update, when in reality it is just the modification of some parts, nothing else”.

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2026-07-04 07:00:00