They added 246 points to their tally from last year and took full advantage of the season having some of the tightest competition in recent memory, but Vasseur explained that their achievements still were “not enough to be world champion”.
He said: “It means we have to do another push for next year to buy a couple of tenths – better reliability, better everything, because we have to improve everywhere. But I think we are on the right way. The team is motivated and we start to prepare for 2025.”
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Sainz is set to make way for seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton next season, who is concluding a remarkable 12-year stint with Mercedes to embark on a new chapter with Ferrari.
Vasseur was keen to celebrate the Spaniard’s four years with the team, summarising that he was “a mega part of the performance” both on and off the track before he wished him “all the best for the future” at Williams, where he will be a key part of the mission to take the historic team back to the front of the grid.
