Toto Wolff celebrates his friend Vasseur’s success and shares an anecdote about the Frenchman’s flight to Melbourne.
“I am very happy for Ferrari”. As Toto WolffMercedes Team Principal, wanted to celebrate the success of the team led by his friend and colleague Fred Vasseur.
“I’m especially happy for Fred. He deserves this success”the Austrian then added.
A world upside down compared to a year agowhen Ferrari left Melbourne with zero points and many uncertainties.
Just returning to the 2023 edition, Wolff said he shared the flight with Vasseur.
“Last year we flew together from Dubai to Melbourne”, explains Toto. “Fred was in pain. A disc in the spinal column had come loose. He could neither sit nor sleep. He was on his feet for 13 hours!”.
Wolff: “Italy and they deserve success”, and on Carlos in Mercedes….
Redemption came a year later, with Vasseur achieving the first double of his management.
“He had all the pressure of Italy on him. And he scored a double”. “As much as I hate our current situation,” Wolff continued, “Fred deserves it. Ferrati deserves it. And Italy deserves it too”.
And the winner of Melbourne, Carlos Sainzis on the list of candidates for a Mercedes wheel in 2025.
“Carlos deserved this victory”, explains the Austrian. “Not just for the operation but especially given what he was told at the beginning of the year. Amazing what willpower leads toto”.
“As for our future pilot… it’s a difficult choice”, explains Wolff. “There are no criteria to discard one or the other and we have several options. I want to monitor the situation”
“I know some of them [Carlos e Max] they could also sign with other teams. So I want to evaluate carefully”
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