Ferrari, a turbulent Zandvoort
The recent Dutch Grand Prix, finished by Ferrari in fourth place with Lewis Hamilton and fifth with Charles Leclerc, generated much debate about the management of race strategy by the pit wall led by Frederic Vasseur.
In particular, the decision to not give quick team orders did not seem optimal to Lewis Hamilton, who pointed out that Mercedes did not waste time, unlike what happened at Ferrari.
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Complaints through the press that made noise and forced the seven-time world champion to issue an apology message via social networks.
But Charles Leclerc also did not seem very happy with the race management, as he did not hide his frustration over the suboptimal timing of the calls during the GP.
Vasseur calms the waters
In a long interview published in today’s edition of the Gazzetta dello Sport, team principal Frederic Vasseur stated that calm has already returned under the Maranello sky: “It is always difficult to manage champions on track, because they are at the peak of their performance and always want to win. But it becomes really complex when you cannot clearly discuss with your drivers, and that is not our case.”
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And he revealed: “Monday morning after the race we had a one-hour call with Hamilton and Leclerc and provided a clear explanation of the strategy, why we made those decisions, and in the end we took stock of the situation already focused on Monza. I prefer this kind of attitude rather than the risk of keeping everything to oneself, ending up with a much worse result.”
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