Vasseur not worried yet: 'The season is still long'
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- GPblog.com
Frederic Vasseur is currently in his first race weekend as Ferrari team boss, but the Frenchman feels completely at home with his new team. Speaking to GPBlog and others, he talks about the atmosphere in the team and what he expects from the first race.
Vasseur made the switch from Alfa Romeo to Ferrari during the winter break. At Alfa Romeo it was a great moment when points were scored, at Ferrari Vasseur will compete in the title race. The Frenchman was asked how he sees this new challenge.
"Clearly there is more emotion, passion, and so around Ferrari," Vasseur compares. "But at the end of the day, I think all the racing teams are similar on the fact that we have the same DNA. It's all about technique and performance and continuous improvement and the approach is the same. I am very keen to have this kind of target and this kind of motivation every day. And I think that the team is used to dealing with it and honestly, I'm not scared at all about this."
'The season is still long'
After the test days, it is always difficult to say how the different teams are doing. Ahead of the first race, Vasseur was asked how he assesses the chances this season.
"So far, for sure that Red Bull is a step ahead. But the season is 23 races and we didn't do the first one, we did just the FP1, and it's a long way to go. I think last year for the team was a good lesson, the championship is not over after Race One, and we know that it will be a long way. And we have to continue to develop the car over the season."