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Why Ferrari's suddenly handed F1 team boss a new deal (ad free)
🕑 Added 2025-07-31 16:30:08 +0000 UTCNews that Fred Vasseur will stay on as Ferrari’s F1 team boss, on a new multi-year contract, came unexpectedly ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Vasseur, whose original Ferrari contract was due to end this year, has come under immense pressure from factions of the Italian media during Ferrari’s faltering 2025 season - with strong suggestions only a month or so ago that Ferrari management were considering a change of team principal. But a new deal’s been agreed before F1 goes on its summer recess, so what’s convinced Ferrari that Vasseur’s the man for the job after all - and why has it been announced now?
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Cardiff Giant
It's a culture issue that's why. The only reason Schumacher was so successful was because Todt effectively protected Brawn and MSC from the politics at Ferrari.
Helmut Gaishauser
I think this was always the more probable option as Alpine needs a team manager direly and Christian has the option to become part owner of a team. This is what was him nagging always that his arch enemy had
Franz Herman
Ferrari seems to be the epitome of “don’t meet your heroes”. Think of all the top level hires they’ve made only to be disappointed with the outcome
