Fred Vasseur as mediator as Ferrari pushed to the top despite rivalry between Sainz and Leclerc?

After the announcement of the arrival of Lewis Hamilton and following the forced departure of Carlos Sainz, a debate arose about Sainz’s value to Ferrari. The Spaniard is currently in top form and is the only Grand Prix winner in that period Max Verstappen looks defeated. And this season Sainz was on the podium at every Grand Prix. Not a bad performance compared to his colleague Charles Leclerc. Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur understands the debate about the rivalry between the two sides, a battle that seems to favor Sainz at the moment. “My job is to avoid this,” he said Fred Vasseur, Scuderia Ferrari team principalwhen he repeated how he plans to avoid any internal conflict between Leclerc and Sainz.

There is no real competition
In Formula 1, however, your partner is also your primary opponent. “I think it’s inevitable,” Vasseur confirms on RadioFrance about the competition between his drivers. “I would not like to talk about real competition. Our drivers are not fighting for the No. 1 spot on the team. But in this sport it is impossible without competition.” However, the French team boss confirmed that Sainz’s recent high performance also forced Leclerc to step up. He continued: “Sainz had two good races last year, Monza and Singapore . , which pushed Charles back to his best form.

Ferrari above all
According to others, not all information about the car is shared by Sainz at Ferrari. Vasseur replied: “We are a united team. We share information with both drivers. There is complete transparency. In Singapore, Charles was asked to volunteer for Sainz and he did. I know it is not easy for Carlos to be a member of the Ferrari team in his current condition. But he understood that Ferrari had to be above everything. We need to maintain a calm atmosphere in the team to perform better to work.”

Already subscribed to us? RaceXpress Youtube Channel? Do you want to enjoy the best races from Formula 1 or motor sports and cars or karting? Then sign up RaceXpress YouTube Channel!