Vasseur was “not too stressed” despite “emotional” first win as Ferrari boss · RaceFans

It took 159 makes an attempt for Frederic Vasseur to supervise a win in a System 1 race as a staff principal. Having moved to Ferrari at the beginning of the 12 months, he took his first win in cost courtesy of Carlos Sainz Jnr in Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix.

Sainz needed to maintain off three different vehicles within the final stint of the race to win, with the stress intensifying within the final laps. However Vasseur, who joined Ferrari 9 months in the past, was not nervous.

“Truthfully, it was a wierd feeling for me on the pit wall as a result of I used to be not an excessive amount of burdened the final couple of laps,” stated Vasseur, who was assured that “Carlos was actually below management of the state of affairs.”

Vasseur loved the spoils of victory on the rostrum together with his driver, as Ferrari reached the highest step for the primary time in 14 months. However his ideas returned to the staff’s tough begin to their first season below him.

“For certain on the rostrum it’s a bit emotional as a result of it was the primary one,” he stated. “However at this stage I used to be extra enthusiastic about what we did from Jeddah.

“Jeddah was a tricky weekend for us and we had an excellent restoration after Jeddah. Good staff work. I feel we constructed up step-by-step the arrogance and the tempo and I’m greater than proud for the job achieved by the manufacturing facility and the staff guys.”

Vasseur stated beneficial properties made within the final two rounds, at very totally different tracks, had been key to Ferrari’s robust Singapore weekend.

“I feel it’s additionally linked to the truth that we had an excellent weekend in Monza from lap one in every of FP1. We constructed up the arrogance additionally in Monza, and Singapore can also be the consequence of this one.

“The truth that Carlos [was] so fast initially of the weekend was additionally very useful to us, and he did an excellent job from the primary lap to the final one, and actually the final one.”

The staff made a breakthrough with its set-up within the first race again after the summer season break, stated Vasseur. “It’s most likely in Zandvoort the place most likely we unlocked one thing on the understanding of the set-up, and we construct up the tempo at Monza. A part of this in Zandvoort, and doubtless a big a part of the tempo on this weekend.”

However he believes the staff’s Singapore win is extra necessary for morale than what they discovered about their automotive. “For certain this can assist for the long run. It’s a greater understanding of the automotive, higher understanding of the set-up of the automotive.

“However I’d say that primarily it’s a step ahead when it comes to confidence in all people, that for everyone that is the easiest way to arrange the long run.”

Sainz certified sixth and completed fifth at Zandvoort, adopted that with pole place and third place within the race at Monza, then took one other step together with his Singapore end in an expertly managed race from the entrance. Vasseur praised the “intelligent transfer from Carlos to maintain Norris into the DRS” in the previous few laps in addition to “an excellent step ahead” Sainz has not too long ago made in his preparation for race weekends. “Fe was prepared from lap one in every of FP1,” stated Vasseur.

Though Ferrari ended Pink Bull’s unbeaten 2023 run final weekend, Vasseur desires his staff to stay targeted on beating the groups behind Pink Bull. “For me, an important is to do our weekend a bit faster than Mercedes and the others,” he stated.

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