In recent months, there have been several rumors about possible engineers from top teams heading to Maranello. At the moment, no confirmed names are available, only the information that 25 new people will be coming. Among them is expected to be Loic Serra, the performance director at Mercedes, a personality for whom Frederic Vasseur has fought hard. Given his extensive experience, his work will only begin in 2025 after a gardening period. While this news may be reassuring to fans, Leo Turrini believes that Ferrari’s technical deficits cannot be addressed solely through the arrival of new workforce; rather, they have deeper roots. It requires the formation of a solid and cohesive team, as it was during the Schumacher era.
“I am convinced that over these months, Fred Vasseur has understood the design limitations of Ferrari. If it’s true that they’ve hired Serra—and I say ‘if’ because in these cases, one should always await the official announcement—I think it would be a good acquisition. Of course, one person alone is not enough; a structure must be created. I remember that Montezemolo’s dream team was a group, just think of Brawn, Byrne, and many others. Numerous individuals who worked excellently together. I don’t believe in the ‘one man show.’ Even if Adrian Newey were to come, he couldn’t change everything by himself, despite being a genius,” wrote the Italian journalist on his blog at IlQuotidiano.net.
“It is essential to bring in highly competent and competitive people and integrate them properly. I emphasize that there’s no need to push people out of Ferrari. Look at cases like Costa, Allison, Tortora, Sassi… all individuals who went on to do exceptionally well elsewhere. Instead, it’s about integrating the structure by bringing in external individuals with the knowledge that is lacking internally. And I believe that’s precisely what Fred Vasseur is doing,” the journalist added.
