Vasseur says goodbye to 'Binotto structure': 'That should be clear'

Frederic Vasseur is busy with his analysis of Ferrari. In doing so, the new team boss is mainly looking back at the mistakes made last year and the Frenchman seems to have an idea of how to go about fixing it.

Ferrari started the 2022 Formula 1 season very strongly. The F1-75 was a fast car with which Charles Leclerc managed to win two of the first three races. During the season, however, things took a turn for the worse. Drivers started making mistakes, the team started making mistakes and the engine also proved to be not so reliable anymore.

Mistakes made by Ferrari

According to the BBC explained that he has been looking for the cause of all these problems. ''I am trying to understand exactly what happened on every single mistake last year and to try to know if it is a matter of decision, of organisation, of communication,'' says the former Alfa Romeo team boss.

''Very often on the pit wall the biggest issue is more the communication and the number of people involved than the individuals. If you put too many people discussing about the same things, when you have the outcome of the discussion the car will be on the next lap. You just need to have a clear flow of discussion and communication between the good people in the right position.''

Different approach to Binotto

With this, as expected, Vasseur seems to be saying goodbye to the horizontal organisational structure implemented by his predecessor Mattia Binotto. Unlike many other F1 teams, Binotto chose to spread the responsibility over more people, so no one ever really seemed to be held responsible for a mistake. Vasseur is going to change that.

That change does not immediately mean the departure of several people. ''I trust the guys in place and I will try to put them in the best position to do the best job. Then it will be time after a couple of weeks or months to take action if it is not working,'' Vasseur concludes.