On Tuesday morning, Alfa Romeo officially confirmed that Team Principal Fred Vasseur would leave his role at the Swiss team. Frederic joined Alfa Romeo five years ago under its Sauber name before Alfa Romeo came on board since the 2019 Formula 1 season.
During that time, the French manager has worked with top drivers such as Kimi Raikkonen, Charles Leclerc and Valtteri Bottas, and helped Alfa Romeo – Sauber achieve their best championship position for a decade by securing sixth place in the 2022 Constructors’ Championship.
Now Frederic Vasseur will once again be working with Charles Leclerc, as Scuderia Ferrari officially confirmed the information which was already known for the last few days: the Frenchman will become the new Ferrari team principal starting with January.
Here is Scuderia Ferrari’s full press release announcing the arrival of Fred Vasseur:
Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/EXM: RACE) (“Ferrari” or the “Company”) today announced that Fred Vasseur will join Scuderia Ferrari on 9 January as Team Principal and General Manager.
Vasseur has over 25 years of winning motor racing experience, commencing in the junior formulas and over the last decade in Formula 1. During this time, he has also been widely acknowledged for his success in fostering leading driver talent, claiming the GP2 series in both 2005 (Nico Rosberg) and 2006 (Lewis Hamilton).
Vasseur has most recently held the position of CEO and Team Principal of Sauber Motorsport (currently Alfa Romeo F1 Team) since 2017. Prior to this he was the Team Principal of Renault F1 Team in 2016.
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