Fred Vasseur commented on the new SF-24 on Sky Sport’s microphone, with an eye to 2025: “I’m sure that Sainz will give everything, Hamilton is a great opportunity but we have to focus on this season. The car is 99% renewed, we have made good progress. We will need to work throughout the year. Who wins the title? I’ll tell you in December…”. The World Championship will restart on the weekend of March 2nd in Bahrain: everything live on Sky e streaming su NOW
ALL THE PHOTOS OF THE SF-24 – FERRARI, THE STORY OF THE DAY
Fred Vasseurteam principal of Ferrariwas a guest on Sky Sport 24 on the day the SF-24the single-seater with which the Scuderia will race in the next World Championship, starting on the weekend of March 2nd in Bahrain: all live on Sky e streaming su NOW.
“SF-24 99% new, the sensations are good”
“It’s a little too early to have a clear picture of the performance, we did 5 laps which went well, but we will have a clearer picture in Bahrain. We worked on the weak points, creating a car that was easier to drive. I think there’s a lot of difference, It’s 99% new and we’ve made good progress. The pilots gave positive responses, both in the simulator and on the track. We have to develop the car and continue working. The key word is maintaining the mentality we had at the end of last season, be aggressive and improve the performance where Red Bull was ahead of us. We had a positive last part of the season, we must capitalize on this.”
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“Sainz is very professional, no one has the handbrake on in a Ferrari”
“I’m not worried, Sainz is very professional and he did very well with us. He will push until the last corner of the year and I will do the same for him. There’s a relationship of trust between us and you can’t go with the brakes on when you drive a Ferrari. Who will win the championship? Let’s see in December. Red Bull? Nobody can predict what will happen, last year we were all very close behind them. But it’s a never-ending process, because the season is long and the cars can be developed. We are the example, you have to work a lot throughout the year.”
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“Hamilton? It’s like a marriage, we chose each other”
“Hamilton is a great opportunity for Ferrari, but that’s in 2025. Now we need to focus on this season. We wanted to make this announcement precisely so as not to distract ourselves in this World Cup. It was like a marriage, both parties have to be convinced to have a relationship. The fans will be important for the support they have always given us, last year they helped us a lot.”