Fred Vasseur: Ferrari has ‘reopened’ case of who pays for Las Vegas.
Ferrari picked up severe damage to one of their cars in Las Vegas, due to the track not being ready for cars to run.
19 Dec 2023 1:45 PM
Thomas Maher
PlanetF1.com

With Ferrari incurring huge costs due to the damage – a particularly bad thing to happen in the era of strict budget caps that also account for the development of the 2024 car – Fred Vasseur confirmed Ferrari has put in a claim with the insurance company for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

“No, no,” he told media at a Ferrari Christmas lunch when asked if he had answers over who was footing the bill for the damage to Sainz’s car. “You know that, when you open the discussion with the insurance, it’s ages! It’s true everywhere, including in F1. We will have the time to have the discussion, we reopened the case yesterday or the day before. But it would be fair!”

‘Ferrari picked up severe damage’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/ferrar...as-vegas-crash


Vasseur addresses 'number one driver' claims at Ferrari F1 team
22 December 9:50AM
Author Fergal Walsh
Co-author Aaron Deckers
RacingNews365

Despite Leclerc being at the team longer and having a better record in the head-to-head battle, Vasseur believes that Sainz's victory in Singapore earlier this year showcases the squad's focus on equal treatment.

“We showed this season that we have more than equal treatment between the drivers,” Vasseur told media including RacingNews365. “I remember perfectly that one year ago in the same room, I had tons of questions about Charles number one and Carlos number two and 'blah blah blah'.”

“We showed on some occasions, I think Singapore was the best example, when Charles agreed to start with Soft [tyres] to jump [George] Russell and block Russell. When we asked Charles to slow down Russell, he did it. It meant that they did a very good job together.”

'Number one driver claims’;

https://racingnews365.com/vasseur-ad...errari-f1-team


'Will the real number one driver at Ferrari please stand up?'
22 December 8:00PM
Author Jesse Janse
RacingNews365

Former F1 driver Christian Klien looks back on the 2023 season with RacingNews365. How does he think Vasseur did during his first season at the helm in Maranello? "A good question," he laughs. "He has integrated himself well within the team. It takes time."

"Personally, I think highly of Fred. I like him as a person and he now has the chance to really change things at Ferrari. It takes time. Everything is running just a little smoother this year.

"A little less chaos in terms of strategy, except for maybe Abu Dhabi. Things are a little calmer inside Ferrari. The question now is how to take the next step and how to develop a faster car, so that they don't have problems with tire wear during the races and don't have to push the car too much anymore."

"A little less chaos”;

https://racingnews365.com/will-the-r...lease-stand-up


End of year ‘big chaos’ disrupted Ferrari driver contract talks
22/12/2023 at 08:23
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com

Vasseur has now clarified that the intense and "very demanding" concluding stages of the 2023 F1 season forced the Scuderia to temporarily shelve discussions with its drivers.

“They are under contract with us until the end of 2024. It means that we have still 13 months in front of us,” Vasseur told the media last week in Maranello. It's quite comfortable. We have still a lot of weeks and months in front of us.”

“I told [the press] that I will try to take a decision before the end of the year. I have to admit that the last part of the season was a big chaos for everybody. I think that it was very demanding.”

‘End of year big chaos’;

https://f1i.com/news/496880-end-of-y...act-talks.html


Ferrari F1 contract talks delayed as Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz plans become clear
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz both have just 12 months remaining on their respective Ferrari deals and the rumour mill suggests one of them is in line for a longer extension than the other
17:44 Wed, 20 Dec 2023.
By Daniel Moxon Senior F1 Writer
The Mirror

"We had meetings and we started the discussion, but we are late compared to the initial plan. But it's not an issue at all. We are much in advance compared to Mercedes [who announced a new contract for Lewis Hamilton in late August this year]. We are easy on this and will take the decision soon."

It remains to be seen for how long the team hopes to tie its drivers down for. A recent report from Italy claimed a new five-year deal is on the cards for Leclerc while Sainz may only be offered a one-year extension.

But there have been conflicting reports on that front. In all likelihood, though, it is Leclerc who is probably going to win a longer deal than his team-mate with the team keen to keep one of its seats relatively open in case it looks as though Lando Norris will become available when his current McLaren contract ends in 2025.

‘Meetings and we started the discussion’;

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formu...sainz-31720334


Vasseur defends Ferrari F1 strategy calls in 2023
19 December 1:25PM
Author Fergal Walsh
Co-author Aaron Deckers
RacingNews365

Ferrari Team Principal Frederic Vasseur has defended his squad's strategy calls throughout the 2023 Formula 1 season. Vasseur highlighted that Ferrari is constantly vying to improve its pit wall operation as he pointed to the Austin race as an example of a mistake slipping through.

“We always have to improve and always try to do a better job,” he told media including RacingNews365. “I think honestly, this season, the strategy went very well. You can discuss Austin, for example, when Charles did one stop. But it was more [about] the choice on the tyres than something else.”

‘Ferrari F1 strategy calls’;

https://racingnews365.com/vasseur-de...-calls-in-2023