New Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says it is “obvious” that his target is to win the title this year. “When you are in a top team, you can’t have another target than to win,” said the Frenchman. But Leclerc took only one further victory as Ferrari were afflicted by engine reliability problems and strategy errors, as well as losing competitiveness as the season progressed. “The performance of the engine was not an issue,” he said. Hamilton’s contract expires this season but both he and the team have said they expect him to sign another. “I don’t want to put this topic on the table today,” Vasseur said.

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