At the presentation of the new Ferrari, Frederic Vasseur had no choice but to be asked about the contract with Lewis Hamilton…
Frederic Vasseur: “Lewis and I have been friends and communicating for more than twenty years. We were always in touch and talking about different things, so everything worked out just fine in the end.
It turned out to be more difficult to call Carlos Sainz. And with Toto Wolff it was much more difficult.
I have no doubts about Carlos’ professionalism. He understands that we have a long and difficult season ahead of us, in which he has good chances. We will fully support Carlos. He is dedicated to his work, we all know we have to do a good job.
We wanted Lewis in our team. He is the greatest personality in this field, a driver with enormous experience, this is a great opportunity for us to take a step forward.
We agreed with him, not because we were unhappy with Carlos. He did great last year and I have no doubt he will do great this year as well. Carlos is a true professional and we have a very good personal relationship. But we have to focus on the future.”
Source: F1 News
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