“I don’t know the target. I don’t understand the target. Perhaps it’s to give s*** to the team, but in this case, I don’t see the point. Perhaps it’s for them the only way to exist. This is probably more the reason. But it’s really hurting the team.
“It’s, at one stage, a lack of focus, and when you are fighting for the championship, every single detail makes the difference. And from the beginning of the weekend, we are just speaking about this.
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“And if it’s their target to put the team in this situation, they reached their goal. But I think it’s really – it’s not like this that we’ll be able to win a championship.”
When quizzed on whether dealing with such speculation was part of being a team principal, Vasseur – who took on his position at Ferrari ahead of the 2023 campaign – answered: “No, but to be the team principal – I knew when I took the position that you are exposed, and this I think is quite easy to manage.
