Staff principal Fred Vasseur says he will likely be repeatedly evolving and enhancing the construction at Ferrari to cease the staff falling behind rivals.

Ferrari has not received a Components 1 championship for over 15 years and Vasseur was introduced in as staff principal to switch Mattia Binotto over the winter, regardless of the staff ending second to Crimson Bull final season. Whereas he’s been within the function for seven months now, Vasseur says there is no such thing as a ultimate construction he has in thoughts however as a substitute he needs the staff to be extra fluid and responsive with the intention to progress.

“We’re miles away as a result of if you end up doing my job, you don’t must think about that there’s a excellent construction,” Vasseur stated. “You have to be completely ahead, principally — you all the time want to enhance and all the time want to vary issues. In the event you stick with the identical construction two years in a row then you might be lifeless as a result of all of the others will enhance. However it signifies that I don’t have a transparent image to say I’ve to do that, full cease, and it’ll work — it will be silly.

“We are going to make some modifications within the coming weeks, within the coming months, within the coming years as a result of some matters are a bit longer than some others however it’s a everlasting evolution and everlasting enchancment.”

With Ferrari at the moment fourth within the constructors’ standings and but to win a race this yr, Vasseur believes that if it’s unhealthy for Components 1 that Max Verstappen is dominating a lot, then it’s on the opposite groups to enhance — though he hints each Crimson Bull drivers needs to be nearer given the identical equipment.

“Now we have to do, collectively, a greater job,” he declared. “It’s not that Max is damaging one thing. Max is doing a improbable job, Crimson Bull is doing a improbable job and it’s simply that we have now to do a greater job. We will’t complain about Max or Crimson Bull.

“It’s fairly unimaginable to separate between driver and staff or vehicles. The driving force can also be creating the automobile, can also be organising the automobile — that’s a part of the efficiency of the automobile. Now, for positive once you see the outcome that race after race that there’s a large distinction between the 2 teammates (it’s uncommon) however this isn’t my concern, it’s the concern of Crimson Bull.”