Frederic Vasseur admits new car parts in Melbourne next weekend may not move the struggling Ferrari team forwards. “We have to focus on that before talking about improvements,” said Vasseur. Ferrari’s performance problems are keeping the spotlight on other internal matters behind doors at Maranello – like raging rumours of more staffing strife for Vasseur to manage. “Many people told me that Ferrari would be difficult to manage internally,” Vasseur said. However, he admits the current climate of rumours “can affect the morale of the team”. So Vasseur hit back at one of the lingering rumours at present – that Ferrari is currently operating without a technical director.

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