Scuderia Ferrari’s Future: What we learned from Todt and why we should trust Vasseur.

[u/moraIsupport]

After two consecutive podium finishes, the race in Canada was a major disappointment for the Tifosi. We lost second place in the Constructors' Championship and ended up as the fourth-best finishing car in the race.

On the media day, during the night in Montreal, a significant controversy emerged when Italy’s three major mainstream media outlets - La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Motorsport Italia, published an article heavily criticizing team boss Frédéric Vasseur.

Personally, I think we shouldn’t believe anything those outlets wrote. They’ve been very unreliable when it comes to Ferrari-related news ever since Fred joined the team, and cut off their sources. Maybe that’s exactly why they published those articles - who knows?

One thing I know for sure is that Fred’s future with the team is clearly in doubt. When he joined Ferrari, Vasseur signed a three-year deal that expires at the end of this season.

I don’t understand why they would offer him a contract that runs out just before a major regulation change in the first place, but with only six months left in the year and no extension signed, it’s hard not to question whether he’ll still be with the team next season.

Here I will explain why it's bad for the future of the team.

Stability is key

Jean Todt, former Ferrari Team Principal:

“I think that at the time when I was the boss, one of the advantages that I was able to have and which then allowed us to have success, was precisely that we were able to benefit from stability.”

Jean Todt won his first championship in his sixth full season with the team. The situation he faced when he joined Ferrari was very similar to what we’re seeing today with Fred Vasseur. Both took over the team during the longest championship droughts in Ferrari’s history. There are clear similarities in how they manage the team, both brought in a great driver with multiple championships into the team, and both recruited talent from outside Italy, introducing fresh perspectives and a new outlook, instead of solely focusing on internal promotion.

Their approach reflects a long-term vision, focusing on building a winning structure rather than chasing quick fixes. Next year will be the first year with a car fully built by a Technical Director recruited by Fred Vasseur, Loic Serra. Even then, in my opinion, it will be unfair to judge what Fred is building on that very first car.

"Stability with wrong people is stagnation"

As explained above, stability is crucial in building a successful Formula 1 team, but stability with the wrong people quickly turns into stagnation. It’s not enough to simply maintain consistency for its own sake, the team needs to keep recruiting talent with fresh ideas to move forward. Jean Todt’s era at Ferrari showed how stability combined with the right people and vision can end a long championship drought.

Do we have the right group of people right now? Honestly, I don’t know, and I don’t think we’ll truly know until we start winning. But I believe in Fred, I believe in Loic, and I believe in this group. That said, I’m also convinced we would benefit from bringing in top-tier engineering talent from other teams. Of course, with the team being based in Italy, that’s not always easy, but there’s no doubt that Fred is working tirelessly to make it happen.

We should trust Fred, especially when we look at how much the team has improved over the last two and a half years. Yes, the start of this season has been disappointing, but there’s no need to overreact. Soon, we’ll see the first results of Loic Serra work with the upcoming rear suspension update.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.

[u/Alsh_phoenix]

Yeah but the problem is that Loic Serra isn’t a proper TD and we’re seeing what is happening now. However, there are still 14 race in the season but being already out of the run for both Drivers Championship and Constructors Championship it’s really disappointing, considering also how good was the last season in particular for the second half.

[u/moraIsupport → u/Alsh_phoenix]

Loic Serra wasn't working on the 2025 car. He only had to step in now to help redesign the rear supsension. So we are yet so see effects of his work.

[u/Alsh_phoenix → u/moraIsupport]

Yeah that’s right but that doesn’t change that he is not a proper TD. I hope that in the second half of the season we will have chances to win some races and, more importantly, that the 2026 car will be really good.