Ferrari's team principal knows that the moment Lewis Hamilton puts on the red suit, all hell will break loose. However, Frederic Vasseur has made it clear that he doesn't care, he's just focused on the performance seen on the track...
The boss of the Scuderia doesn't care how much the uproar will be, he wants to focus exclusively on the work and he also asks the new driver to do the same:
“I don’t care about the hype, we need to focus on the season ahead. We have a very busy period ahead, starting with the launch day, and I want everyone to be busy with performance. The season-opening event, the car launch, is coming up, that’s already two events, which is more than enough. I want us to leave the show out and just focus on how we can improve. There will be the car launch – that’s already two events, which is already too much for me. That’s more than enough! I would like the focus to be on improving performance and not on the show.”
“It is always a serious challenge, as there are only six weeks between the beginning of January and the presentation in London, and it will not be easy. But Lewis has experience in these things, he is not a rookie, so I am not afraid of the pressure that awaits him. He will only have a few days to adapt to everything before the tests, but we have our simulator, where he can familiarize himself with the operation of the steering wheel, all the peculiarities of the car, and he can do qualifying and race simulations. In addition, in Milan he will have a second home to spend as much time as possible with us,” - reflected the team principal on the tasks that await them.
