Following the exit of Mattia Binotto, Ferrari have introduced that Fred Vasseur will be part of the Maranello-based outfit on 9 January as Team Principal and General Manager.
Following the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Mattia Binotto, who joined Ferrari as an engine engineer in 1995 earlier than rising to take the helm of F1’s most well-known workforce, introduced that he would go away the workforce on the finish of the yr.
Ferrari have now introduced that they’ve appointed Fred Vasseur as Team Principal, who will be part of the Italian outfit on 9 January as Team Principal and General Manager.
The Frenchman has over 25 years of profitable motor racing expertise, commencing within the junior formulation and over the past decade in Formula 1. During this time, he has additionally been broadly acknowledged for his success in fostering main driver expertise, claiming the GP2 sequence in each 2005 with Nico Rosberg and 2006 with Lewis Hamilton.
Vasseur has most just lately held the place of CEO and Team Principal of Sauber Motorsport (at the moment Alfa Romeo F1 Team) since 2017. Prior to this he was the Team Principal of Renault F1 Team in 2016.
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Speaking of the appointment, Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna stated: “We are delighted to welcome Fred Vasseur to Ferrari as our Team Principal. Throughout his profession he has efficiently mixed his technical strengths as a skilled engineer with a constant skill to convey out the most effective in his drivers and groups.
“This approach and his leadership are what we need to push Ferrari forward with renewed energy.”
Vasseur added: “I’m actually delighted and honoured to take over the management of Scuderia Ferrari as Team Principal. As somebody who has at all times held a lifelong ardour for motorsport, Ferrari has at all times represented the very pinnacle of the racing world to me.
“I look forward to working with the talented and truly passionate team in Maranello to honour the history and heritage of the Scuderia and deliver for our Tifosi around the world.”
