F1 News: Frederic Vasseur Finally Addresses Lewis Hamilton’s “Marriage” With Ferrari After Successful SF24 Reveal

We’re not sure if Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari are a match made in heaven. However, the two coming together did feel like a marriage, at least to Frederic Vassuer. The French boss has been at the helm for just over a year and from next year he will have a seven-time world champion on board. However, this coming together felt like a marriage to Frederic Vassuer for one simple reason: the complications involved in the deal.

Marriage is between two people but we all know there are a lot of moving pieces. More often than not, it involves and affects a lot more than the two people getting married. To summarize, even if two individuals are joining hands in holy matrimony, everyone involved needs to agree and to Vasseur, signing Hamilton felt just like it. He made this confession after the successful launch of the SF-24.

As quoted by Gazzetta, Vasseur said, “It’s a huge opportunity for Ferrari, but it concerns 2025. Now we’re thinking about 2024. We decided to make this announcement before the season to avoid distractions during the year. With Lewis it was a bit like a marriage: we all had to agree.” (Translated via Google) 

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Vasseur and the Ferrari management decided to drop this bombshell now, so they didn’t run the risk of a leak later in the year. They also planned the announcement before the season began so they could get all the questions out of the way and shift the focus back to racing in 2024. However, after the news broke out, the Vasseur had to make two tough calls.

Frederic Vasseur reveals the two most difficult calls he had to make after the Lewis Hamilton revelation

Hamilton’s news was kept under tight wraps until the very last. It was so well guarded that even Hamilton’s current boss, Toto Wolff, and the man he’s replacing, Carlos Sainz weren’t aware of this scenario. So once the news broke out, it caught the two completely off guard and surely must’ve come as a shock.

So after making the announcements, Vasseur had to make the courtesy calls. According to him, the calls to Toto Wolff and Sainz were two of the most difficult calls he’s made in his life.

“As you can imagine, it was not the easiest call of my life. The one of the most difficult was the one with Toto,” says Vasseur. Speaking further, he pointed out how Sainz took the news and the focus is on the upcoming season. “But I’m fully convinced that he’s a very professional driver, that he understands that we have a long season in front of us, that it’s a huge opportunity.”

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No matter how good Sainz has been, Ferrari could not turn the opportunity to ‘marry’ Hamilton. We are sure Sainz would understand as well as shift his focus and make the most out of the last year with the team.