Ferrari group principal Fred Vasseur has insisted deal with the rivalry between Max Verstappen and title rival Lando Norris is “good” for the Scuderia’s personal championship hopes.
The Italian marque has slashed the hole on the high of the standings after two good weekends to start the penultimate triple-header of the season, with Charles Leclerc heading a dominant 1-2 at the US Grand Prix earlier than Carlos Sainz took the win in Mexico final weekend – his team-mate taking third with the quickest lap.
However Ferrari’s successes have been overshadowed by on-track controversy between drivers’ title protagonists Verstappen and Norris, whose Pink Bull and McLaren groups have misplaced floor within the constructors’ race while they’ve squabbled behind – in addition to being supported by poor outcomes from their team-mates.
Vasseur’s squad now sits 29 factors adrift of McLaren in second having leapfrogged the reigning championship-winning outfit Pink Bull and he mentioned the deal with rival skirmishes was a bonus for Ferrari.
“So long as you’re all targeted on Max and Norris, that is good for us,” he mentioned after Sainz’s triumph on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Carlos Sainz, Ferrari, Frederic Vasseur, Crew Principal and Normal Supervisor, Scuderia Ferrari
Picture by: Ferrari
“You could be targeted on the battle between Toto [Wolff, Mercedes team principal] and Christian [Horner, Red Bull boss] between Zak [Brown, McLaren CEO] and Christian, between Lando and Max, between no matter – so long as we’re below the radar, it permits us to be totally targeted on what we’re doing, on the group, on the drivers.
“It is a good scenario for us. I believe you [the media] may have tons to say about Max and Lando, will probably be the headlines and it is good for us.”
Pressed on why the present battle between McLaren and Pink Bull was useful for Ferrari, Vasseur replied: “I believe it is necessary for us to haven’t any distraction.
“We’re clear, we’re targeted on what we’re doing, on the automobile, on the administration of the group. [We can] take race after race and never to consider the worldwide future – I believe it is paying off.”
