Fred Vasseur has dismissed rivals’ worries over Ferrari’s innovation in his first big-time battle as team boss
The SF-23’s S-Duct concept is the cause of Ferrari’s competitors requesting clarification from the 🐎FIA about its lega💞lity, reported.
New tജeam principal Vasseur has put rivals in their place, saying: “Well, as you may know, all the teams are in contact with the FI𒀰A.
“And we did exactly the same and there is no 🌌issue at all.”
Vasseur, speaking on the first day of 2023 preseason testing i♏n Bahrain, may🔯 look back on this as the first of many potential rows as the new team boss at a major team.
The S-Duct concept on Ferrari’s new car is to optimise airflow towards the rear of the car. ♑;
It is a complex design which other teams would unlikel🎐y to be able to replicate.
Vasseur, meanwhile, has been given an early reminder of the scrutiny that any upgrades at a team o♔f Ferrari’s stature will come under.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American s🍨ports, to football, to F1.
