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Aug 2023
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Fred Vasseur: pursuing the ‘pinnacle’ wi...

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Ferrari’s wait for a record 32nd World Championship is set to continue in 2023. But are the most successful team in Formula 1 history at least heading in the right direction?

Ahead of their home race at Monza, who better to answer that question than Ferrari Team Principal, Fred Vasseur?

Cracking jokes throughout, Fred tells Tom Clarkson how the culture at Ferrari is like no other he’s experienced in F1 and why this job is the ‘biggest challenge’ of his career. He talks about the development of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, the team’s strengths and weaknesses, and he sends a message to the Tifosi.

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