He leaves his functions as president of Sauber and director of Alfa Romeo to join the Scuderia as of January 9.
The French Frederic Vasseur will be from January 9 the new director of Ferrari, replacing the Italian Mattia Binottoannounced this Tuesday the Italian Formula 1 team.
Vasseur, 54 years old, leaves his functions as president of Sauber and director of Alfa Romeo to join the ‘Scuderia’ with the mission of reconquering the world title.
Former leader of the Renault team in 2016 in the return of the French brand to Formula 1, the Parisian engineer took over Sauber (Alfa Romeo in F1) in 2017 to continue building a solid reputation in the paddock.
“We need your leadership”
“Throughout his career Fred has successfully combined his technical skills as a training engineer with a constant ability to get the best out of his drivers and their teams,” explained the Ferrari general manager. Benedetto Vigna it’s a statement. “This way of working and your leadership is what we need to move Ferrari forward with renewed energy,” he added.
Appointing a Frenchman at the head of its sports management for the second time, Ferrari will remember the glorious times of jean todt (1993-2007), with which he won seven constructors’ and six drivers’ world titles.
Since 2007, with Kimi raikkonen, Ferrari has not achieved the drivers’ title. His last Constructors’ World Cup was in 2008.
Shortly before the Ferrari announcement, Alfa Romeo had fired its leader: “Thanks Fred and good luck”. Alfa Romeo recalled that its journey ended with “the best result in the Formula 1 constructor’s classification for a decade, sixth place in the 2022 season.”
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