Amid Favoritism Accusations, Frederic Vasseur Breaks the Shackles to Disclose Astonishing Carlos Sainz “Story”

Ferrari is waiting to be great again. After the 2022 title slipping out of their hands like sand, the management decided to go for an overhaul. It started with replacing Mattia Binotto with Alfa Romeo’s team principal Frederic Vasseur. While this brings in new hope for the Prancing Horse, it also comes with speculations that Charles Leclerc’s ex boss might tilt in his favor. However, Frederic denies the conjectures surrounding the ‘number 1’ of the team.

Charles Leclerc came to the scene and became a favorite, exhibiting a lot of potential. Soon he was offered the longest contract in the history of Scuderia Ferrari Team. The team then rallied its youngest line up ever recruiting Carlos Sainz. While Sainz has a lot of potential, it is speculated that Charles, who was closer to Max Verstappen in the 2022 championship fight, may continue to stay the favorite because his old boss is now his new boss at Ferrari. Joining the dots may seem to point in the obvious direction. However, Vasseur has rejected these speculations.

In an interview with Motorsport Italy, Vasseur said, “Some people know this story, but not everyone. When I was at Renault, I was the first to put Carlos in contact with the team, and also when I moved to Sauber, I tried to have him with us. I think this is enough to confirm the confidence I have in his qualities, I am convinced that he is a very strong rider.” [Translated using Google]

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With the rumors of favoritism out of the way, the next stop is rectifying the mistakes of 2022.

Reliability is not an issue anymore for Ferrari

Despite building a very fast car for the 2022 season, the Italian team lost out on both the championships due to reliability and strategic failures. Appointment of Frederic Vasseur safeguards what happens on the strategic front and overall vision of the team. Vasseur has also hinted that their 2023 car wouldn’t face reliability issues either.

In an interview with Sky Italy, he said, “Reliability is key – it’s key for the test because you have to do a lot of mileage in three days. We have only one test this year. It means that you have to arrive in Bahrain with reliability, or it could be much more difficult. Then we’ll see during the season about reliability, but it looks to be so far under control.”

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Standing at the dawn of the 2023 season and with both the major shortcoming solved on paper, can Ferrari do it this time around?