Ferrari Team PrincipalFrederic Vasseur says the team is "miles away" from having the perfect structure inplace, adding that the Scuderia needs to constantly evolve and adapt in orderto keep pace with F1's leading outfits. Vasseur took over atMaranello in January, replacing Mattia Binotto, who had served as TeamPrincipal since 2019. After winning fourraces in 2022, hopes were high at Ferrari of a title challenge this year. However, 2023 has proved disappointing for the Prancing Horse, with only three podium finishes acrossthe first 12 Grands Prix of the year, as Red Bull has swept every availablewin. In addition to thebelow-par performance of the SF-23, Vasseur has also had to deal withsignificant upheaval at management level. Racing Director Laurent Mekies has leftthe team to become AlphaTauri's Team Principal, while Senior Design Engineer David Sanchez is heading to McLaren.
Vasseur stresses "permanent improvement"
Vasseurhas secured the services of Mercedes' Performance Director Loic Serra, thoughthe younger Frenchman is not set to come on board until 2025, and Vasseur notedthat he was some way from having his desired line-up in place. "We are milesaway, because when you are doing my job you don't have to imagine that there isa perfect structure," Vasseur told media, including RacingNews365. "Youalways need to improve, and always need to change things. If you stay with thesame structure two years in a row then you are dead, because all the otherswill improve. "Itmeans that I don't have a clear picture to say: 'I have to do this and fullstop, and it will work.' It would be stupid. "Wewill make some changes in the coming weeks, in the coming months, in the comingyears, because some topics are a bit longer than others. But it's apermanent evolution and permanent improvement."
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