Ferrari kissed glory for the last time in 2007. And the 15 years of drought They are too many for one of the biggest teams in the world. Aim to overturn the elusive story comes as Director Fred Wasser. The 54-year-old Frenchman will have his third experience at the Formula 1 following his steps through Renault and Sauber, which in 2019 was renamed Alfa Romeo.

“We are delighted to welcome Fred Vasseur to Ferrari as our team leader. Throughout his career he has successfully combined his technical strengths as a training engineer with a consistent ability to bring out the best in his drivers and teams. This approach and his leadership is what we need to push Ferrari forward. forward with renewed energy” said the Ferrari CEO, Benedetto Vigna.

For his part, Vasseur commented: “I am truly delighted and honored to take over the leadership of Scuderia Ferrari as Team Principal. As someone who has always had a passion for motorsport, Ferrari has always represented top of the racing world for me. I look forward to working with the talented and passionate team at Maranello honor the Scuderia’s history and heritage and meet our fans from all over the world.”

The Sports News it not only reviews the history of power at Maxim but also highlights the great relationship with which it maintains Charles Leclercwith whom he will meet again at cavallino.

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Who is Fred Vasseur, the new director of Ferrari?

Born on May 28, 1968 in Draveil (France), Fred Vasseur graduated from Mechanical Engineer at the famous French school BET (School of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering) and in 1996, with the support of Renault, created the ASM group. Glory came quickly: in 1998 he stayed with the French Formula 3 Championship and from 2004 to 2007 it would prevail in the Euroseries Formula 3 next to Mercedes-Benz. He would accompany Lewis Hamilton there.

In 2004 he joined Nicholas Todd to form the team Grand Prix ART, which won titles in different categories (GP2, GP3 and Formula 3.5​). There he met Charles Leclerc, with whom he will meet again to go for the maximum goal. Charles finished second in the 2022 season and is betting on finding the best version of himself in 2023. Through the team they are confident of facing both Red Bull and Mercedes.

His first F1 experience came in 2016 at his hands Renault, the one with whom he had started his journey. However, the experience was short-lived: he left for the year due to differences with Cyril Abiteboul, the general manager. His good work did not go unnoticed and in mid-2017 he took over the management Sauberwhich he guided until 2022. In his final campaign with the team he finished sixth, his best performance in a decade.

His relationship with Leclerc was not only limited to the ART Gran Prix team, but they were also a duo in the Sauber, on the arrival of the Monegasques in the elite. They were together throughout 2018, in which Charles collected 10 races in the points, with sixth place in Azerbaijan being his best result.