Ferrari announced the extension of team principal Fred Vasseur\u2019s contract on Thursday morning, and David Croft has offered his verdict on whether the Frenchman can deliver a championship to the team.<\/p>\n
Having taken over from Mattia Binotto as the head of Ferrari<\/a> in 2023, Fred Vasseur<\/a> almost led the team to constructors\u2019 championship glory last season, narrowly missing out to McLaren. <\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton also credits Vasseur as the reason he currently races for Ferrari<\/a>, and is sure that he is the man to lead the team to the top. Hamilton<\/a> announced his move from Mercedes to Ferrari before the beginning of the 2024 season.<\/p>\n Ferrari fans are delighted about Vasseur\u2019s extension<\/a>, with one fan noting the team\u2019s need for stability as the sport heads into its new era with the 2026 F1 regulation overhaul<\/a>.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Who is Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur? Everything you need to know<\/a><\/p>\n David Croft isn\u2019t \u2018hearing anything\u2019 from Ferrari that signifies Fred Vasseur will bring success to the team<\/p>\n Speaking on Sky Sports News on Thursday morning (31\/07 9:13am), Craig Slater posed a question to David Croft<\/a> regarding whether he thinks Vasseur will be able to bring success to the Prancing Horse in the coming years.<\/p>\n Croft bluntly replied, \u201cNo. And I don\u2019t mean that in a nasty, negative way. No, I don\u2019t think he will because I don\u2019t think I\u2019m hearing anything in terms of next season from the engine side of Ferrari that makes me feel they\u2019ve got the best engine. <\/p>\n \u201cAnd next year is an engine formula, it\u2019s a fuel formula. So, however good Fred Vasseur is, unless he could design a championship-winning fuel and a championship-winning engine, he\u2019s not going to deliver that championship.\u201d<\/p>\n The verdict doesn\u2019t bode well for the Tifosi, who have been waiting to see a driver in Ferrari colours take home the drivers\u2019 championship since Kimi Raikkonen\u2019s feat in 2007. <\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0All you need to know about Scuderia Ferrari from team principal to factory<\/a><\/p>\n Ferrari announced Fred Vasseur\u2019s contract extension ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix<\/p>\n In Ferrari\u2019s official statement regarding the Frenchman\u2019s new deal, they didn\u2019t specify the length of his extension but alluded to the fact that it is a \u2018multi-year\u2019 agreement. <\/p>\n The statement highlighted Vasseur\u2019s \u2018ambition\u2019 to return Ferrari to its former glory, also stating that the new deal \u2018reflects our determination to build on the foundations laid so far.\u2019<\/p>\n YearWinsPodiumsPole PositionsPointsRank202319740632024522465222025*0*5*0*248*2*Fred Vasseur\u2019s record as team principal at Ferrari<\/p>\n We\u2019re yet to receive any concrete evidence on where any of the F1 teams will be in the pecking order next season. There are talks of Red Bull and Audi starting the year off on the wrong foot, but for Ferrari, their engine remains a mystery to personnel within the F1 paddock<\/a>.<\/p>\n