Brundle thinks Vasseur "can handle the pressure" at Ferrari
Following rumours about Fred Vasseur's future at Ferrari, former F1 driver and Sky F1 broadcaster Martin Brundle suggested it would be madness if Ferrari were to swap Vasseur out after two and a half years in charge.
Following a successful end to their 2024 F1 season, Ferrari were expected to to contend for titles this season. However, the Italian team endured a hugely disappointing start to a 2025 campaign despite signing Lewis Hamilton to partner Charles Leclerc.
Ahead of last weekend's Canadian Grand Prix, reports in Italy claimed that Vasseur's position was under threat, suggesting that the Frenchman might lose his position at the end of the current season.
Vasseur himself then offered his take, explaining that the talk is "disrespectful" and "very harsh" and it might have a negative effect on the Italian team as it can destabilize the team.
Following rumours about Fred Vasseur's future at Ferrari, former F1 driver and Sky F1 broadcaster Martin Brundle suggested it would be madness if Ferrari were to swap Vasseur out after two and a half years in charge.
“There might well be but it would be nuts to change Fred, is he the problem? I don’t think he’s the problem. At the moment, the car’s not fast enough. Now that’s a collaboration between everybody in the team.
“Who would you replace him with? And then a new broom comes in, and everybody keeps their head down, staff working in silos because they want to see where they stand with their new boss.
Since the departure of Jean Todt at the end of the 2007 season, five men have led Ferrari in the span of 17 years: Stefano Domenicali, Marco Mattiacci, Maurizio Arrivabene, Mattia Binotto and now Fred Vasseur.
“That’s the last thing Ferrari needs to do at the moment. Fred’s got a lot of experience," Brundle continued.
“I think he can handle the pressure. I mean, it’s only a year ago I did an interview with him here, and everybody was celebrating what an amazing job he’d done in turning Ferrari around.”
“This is not a Premier League club where you just keep changing the managers until, eventually, you hopefully find one. You can’t do that, and it would be nuts,” Brundle concluded.
