Jul.18 (GMM) Ferrari’s group boss says he isn’t positive if Adrian Newey can be a great “match” at Maranello.
Till not too long ago, Ferrari was considered the more than likely subsequent vacation spot for the extremely regarded, Purple Bull-departing technical guru.
However the newest studies counsel Newey, 65, has both dominated out his Ferrari choice and even angered the fabled Italian group with calls for for sweeping management over technical issues.
Aston Martin is now considered his more than likely subsequent F1 group – though McLaren can also nonetheless be within the operating.
When requested if Ferrari was fascinated by Newey, group boss Vasseur responded: “It’s the identical as if I used to be requested if I used to be fascinated by Max Verstappen.
“I want to see the group boss within the paddock who would reply no,” he instructed Auto Motor und Sport. “It will be a severe mistake on my half if I didn’t take into consideration Newey.
“However the query is completely different – does he match into the group? And what does he carry to the group for the longer term? That’s not a positive factor,” the Frenchman insists.
“Generally one plus one doesn’t equal two, however two and a half. Newey is actually a problem, simply as he is a matter for everybody,” added Vasseur.
Ferrari’s extra urgent matter in the mean time is attending to the underside of why its newest improve, launched in Barcelona, revived the ugly drawback with high-speed ‘porpoising’.
The group ran back-to-back assessments with outdated and new elements at Silverstone final outing, with Vasseur now reporting: “We now perceive our drawback higher than we did earlier than.
“As a result of the bouncing just isn’t reproducible within the wind tunnel, it’s tough to seek out out what causes it. That’s the reason we in contrast two completely different flooring specs in Silverstone, giving us till Budapest to discover a resolution.
The end result is a revised flooring for this weekend’s Hungarian GP.
Nevertheless, Vasseur mentioned the impression of automotive upgrades is steadily diminishing in 2024.
“Undoubtedly,” he mentioned. “There are solely small steps to be taken now. Utilizing the tyres accurately has 5 occasions the impression of an improve.
“However you continue to must develop,” Vasseur added, “in any other case you’ll merely fall behind.”
