Regardless of displaying few indicators of friction, Fred Vasseur has laid down a marker to his Ferrari drivers for the remainder of the season.
Lewis Hamilton regarded to have taken primary standing off of Charles Leclerc due to some early-season type, however that is all been flipped on its head since Silverstone.
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Leclerc received his first race of the season on Hamilton’s residence turf, and has outperformed him within the following two races in Belgium and Hungary.
As such, the hole between the pair is simply 31 factors, and so they’ll more and more be sharing the identical tarmac going ahead.
There have been mouth-watering indicators of how that might have a look at Spherical 2 in China, the place the Ferrari pair went wheel-to-wheel round Shanghai’s twists and turns, retaining it respectful, however on the sting.
And in a reminder of how issues must be on the Scuderia, group principal Vasseur reiterated his expectations.
Vasseur units guidelines for Hamilton and Leclerc
“They need to respect the group, simply as we respect them; they need to behave accurately,” he informed AutoHebdo.
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“I see them working collectively and pushing one another to ship higher performances. Consequently, we’re additionally making progress, as a result of they offer 110 per cent each lap.
“Even in free follow, an important factor for them is to complete forward of their teammate.”
“They need to behave accurately.”
Fortunately for Vasseur, he does not have the identical points as his rival group principals, to date at the very least.
Mercedes’ Toto Wolff noticed his drivers Kimi Antonelli and George Russell come to blows in Canada, the identical location the place McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri did the identical in 2025.
But one group that does not have such issues is the Max Verstappen-focused Purple Bull, and Vasseur was eager to fireside in a cheeky dig.
Vasseur talked about Purple Bull’s luxurious of solely worrying about one driver (Picture: Race Photos)
Vasseur talked about Purple Bull’s luxurious of solely worrying about one driver (Picture: Race Photos)
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Vasseur factors to Verstappen in Purple Bull dig
“A part of the efficiency all the time stems from the comparability between the 2 drivers,” he stated.
“That occurs at our group, in addition to at McLaren and Mercedes. For Purple Bull, that applies to a lesser extent, however there are different causes for that…
“Mercedes and McLaren are in the identical scenario as us in that regard. One week one is forward, and the subsequent week it’s precisely the opposite method round. That’s a part of the sport.”
