Short Term Relief Handed to Frederic Vasseur After Ferrari Decided to Snub His Wishes

Considering even a teammate is a rival in the world of Formula 1, an outside entity is an enemy. This scenario does not often arise as once a team loses their employee to another team, all ties are cut. However, to everyone’s surprise, Ferrari will bank on its enemy, at least for the upcoming Azerbaijan GP, to help them secure a positive result. Let us elaborate!

The current assistant team principal and race director Laurent Mekies officially became the AlphaTuari boss. However, the Frenchman will not take the helm at Red Bull’s sister team until 2024. The current AlphaTauri boss will diligently perform his duties before stepping down and being replaced by the Ferrari man. This situation has created a bizarre station as pointed out by the news outlet Formula Passion.

According to the report by the Italian news outlet, the Ferrari pit wall will still feature the new AlphaTauri boss. Mekies on the Ferrari pit wall guiding the Prancing Horse to hopefully a positive result, at least in Baku. This interesting scenario has come to pass after the last-minute announcements of changes in personnel across the grid.

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However, this short-term support from Mekies is not what Frederic Vasseur wanted. In fact, the Frenchman voiced his opinion on the importance of his deputy.

Frederic Vasseur saw Laurent Mekies as the “pillar” of Ferrari and the team’s future

Ever since the disaster class of the 2022 season, Ferrari has taken some tough decisions. The domino effect started after the team let go of Mattia Binotto. A lot of changes have followed since the Italian’s departure, Vasseur’s appointment being the biggest one.

However, now Ferrari is experiencing the fallout from Vasseur’s appointment.

The fact that Laurent Mekies wasn’t even considered for the role was a surprise to many. Although the French engineer is still considered a valuable member of the team. Or was? Before his AlphaTauri announcement, Vasseur called the Mekies “a pillar of future” for Ferrari.

The French boss regarded his fellow countryman highly. However, he lost another ally during his fight to keep the Ferrari ship from sinking. There is a feeling, this is not the last of disappointing Ferrari separations, as even Charles Leclerc is urged to leave the team.

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These scenarios will definitely pile the pressure on Vasseur. It will be interesting to see how the French boss keeps the team afloat during this transition period.