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Frédéric Vasseur wants to make Ferrari blush with pleasure

“Ferrari has always represented for me the pinnacle of the racing world,” admits Frédéric Vasseur (here, during the Mexican Grand Prix, at the end of October). Florent Gooden / DPPI / ipa via Reuters Connect

Fifteen years after the glorious period of Jean Todt (1993-2007), a Frenchman finds himself at the head of the prestigious Italian team.

Frédéric Vasseur, or the itinerary of a spoiled enthusiast. But who deserves every success that has marked his career, which began in 1996 with the creation of the ASM team and which, in 2023, will take on a new dimension with his appointment as head of Ferrari. On a sporting level, of course, but also in the media, for this man who is as discreet in the eyes of the general public as he is highly appreciated in the microcosm of the Formula 1 paddock.

Jovial, open, unifying, the native of Draveil (Essonne) is undeniably. So many qualities on a human level that allow him to pass on a sometimes abrupt outspokenness. But who has the merit of honesty. And to rely on a skill recognized by all, particularly in terms of detecting young pilots.

Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg… The list is long of drivers who cut their teeth in F3 and GP3 under his aegis, before then shining in Formula 1. Among them, we also find a certain Charles Leclerc

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