Can we please stop with this obsession with wanting Fred to leave the team? Hasn’t the past already taught you why Ferrari hasn’t won since 2008? WE NEED STABILITY! There’s no point in creating a new cycle every three years. That’s not how you build a winning team.
Jean Todt had 6–7 years to put together a team that could win and dominate. Can we please give Fred some time and stop putting pressure on him every single season? And also, we are on an engine track. We need to stop acting surprised about the car’s overall performance and questioning Fred’s entire work. I’m not saying otherwise: the engine is TERRIBLE, that’s true. But what’s the point of repeating it CONSTANTLY? It’s not going to change anything.
Most people have no idea what happened within the engine department over the winter. It was an EGO WAR. A real EGO WAR. It’s not solely Zimmermann’s or Gualtieri’s fault, but rather a problem within the engine department as a groupe, though not everyone was involved. There was a real EGO WAR.
Fred completely restructured the chassis and aero departments. When he arrived in 2023, the engine department was absolutely not the problem. Aero, chassis, strategy, YES. The first car of the Vasseur era fought for the title all the way to Abu Dhabi, and we lost the championship because of mistakes from a certain driver. We shouldn’t forget what Fred has brought to the team.
He is the one who brought Lewis to Ferrari. He is the one who got Charles to extend his contract. He is the one who got Carlos out. Yes, he has shortcomings when it comes to communication, but it’s his job to protect the team. At the beginning of the season, Stella defended his team, and not many people talked about the fact that McLaren, who were double world champions, had suddenly become the third-best team despite having a Mercedes engine.
And also, can we please, for the love of God, stop with Horner? In terms of being a Team Principal, yes, he is probably better than Fred, but please don’t forget what happened with his assistant. Please never forget it. I would rather lose with dignity than win with that kind of individual.
A lot of people seem to forget what Horner did, and that is unacceptable!