Brown is a "fan" of Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur
Amid the uncertainty around Fred Vasseur's future at Ferrari, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown stated that he is a fan of the supporter of the Frenchman after he came tantalizingly close to securing the teams' title with the Scuderia last season.
In recent weeks, Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur has been under a lot of pressure amid suggestions that he might lose his position at the Italian team. The Frenchman joined the Maranello-based outift ahead of the 2023 season, and the Scuderia has endured an up-and-down period since then.
Following a successful end to their 2024 F1 season, Ferrari had been expected to contend for titles this season. However, the Italian team has endured a hugely disappointing start to the 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.
Asked to comment on his situation at Ferrari, McLaren CEO Zak Brown stated that he is a fan of the supporter of the Frenchman after he came tantalizingly close to securing the teams' title with the Scuderia last season.
"I'm a Fred fan. I've known Fred for a long time, as we all have. I find him to be very sporting, so I enjoy racing against him. He's very technical. He's a racer.
"He's in multiple disciplines of motorsports. He was one pass away from winning the World Championship last year. So, I think the results, they're winning races.
"It's hard to see from the outside looking in, but I'm a Fred fan. I think he does a good job and almost won the World Championship last year," concluded Brown.
Having departed from Red Bull earlier this week, the Milton Keynes-based outfit's former team boss Christian Horner branded the Frenchman as "a very capable manager."
"Well, look, I think in any organisation, stability is tremendously important. We've had 21 years of stability and that has borne the kind of results that we've achieved.
"I think Fred is a very capable manager. He's obviously managing what effectively is a national team in Ferrari, and with that comes expectation and pressure. He's still relatively new to the role, and it takes time to put the right processes in place, the right people, the right culture.
"There are no silver bullets in this business. It's about collectively getting a group of people to work towards one objective. And with Ferrari, there is the added pressure of national expectation."
