{"id":804401,"date":"2026-07-16T17:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/804401\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T17:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:39:10","slug":"am-i-worried-i-am-not-charles-leclerc-backs-fred-vasseur-amid-ferrari-budget-cap-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/804401\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Am I worried? I am not\u2019 \u2013 Charles Leclerc backs Fred Vasseur amid Ferrari budget cap questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Charles Leclerc has confirmed that he has no concerns about Ferrari\u2019s budget, after Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff had suggested the Scuderia might \u201crun out\u201d of spending room, with the Monegasque professing his complete faith in his team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\"><a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoid29sZmbigJlzX2NvbW1lbnRzX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9sYXRlc3QvYXJ0aWNsZS95b3UtaGF2ZS10by1kby1pdC1hdC10aGUtcmlnaHQtdGltZS13b2xmZi10aGlua3MtZmVycmFyaS1taWdodC1ydW4tb3V0LW9mLXVwZGF0ZS1zcGVuZGluZy1hZnRlci10aHJvd2luZy10aGluZ3MtYXQtdGhlaXItY2FyLjdjbUVhazcwWGhoMUc3V2hGbnloTHIiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/you-have-to-do-it-at-the-right-time-wolff-thinks-ferrari-might-run-out-of-update-spending-after-throwing-things-at-their-car.7cmEak70Xhh1G7WhFnyhLr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wolff\u2019s comments<\/a> came after the Austrian Grand Prix, which saw <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiZmVycmFyaV9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vdGVhbXMvZmVycmFyaSIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/teams\/ferrari\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrari<\/a> introduce a small power unit upgrade as part of their development to catch the <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoic2lsdmVyX2Fycm93c19saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vdGVhbXMvbWVyY2VkZXMiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/teams\/mercedes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Silver Arrows<\/a> on track.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Every weekend, teams learn more about how to maximise the new generation of cars, resulting in updates \u2013 something that Wolff believes will impact Ferrari\u2019s finances and lead to their rate of development slowing as the season continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Asked ahead of the <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiYmVsZ2lhbl9ncmFuZF9wcml4X2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9yYWNpbmcvMjAyNi9iZWxnaXVtIiwicGF0aFR5cGUiOiJpbnRlcm5hbCJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/racing\/2026\/belgium\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Belgian Grand Prix<\/a> for his feelings on the issue, <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoibGVjbGVyY19saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vZHJpdmVycy9jaGFybGVzLWxlY2xlcmMiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/charles-leclerc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leclerc<\/a> said: \u201cOn that, I trust Fred [Vasseur] more than anything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cOf course, there&#8217;s a lot of work from the team to try and push production, to try and push the creative minds behind the team that just push in order to have upgrades as quickly and as efficiently as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cI&#8217;m sure Fred is on top of that, so am I worried? I am not, because I fully trust Fred and I know that he knows what he&#8217;s doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Ferrari Team Principal Vasseur <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoicHJldmlvdXNseV9leHBsYWluZWRfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2xhdGVzdC9hcnRpY2xlL3Zhc3NldXItcmVzcG9uZHMtdG8td29sZmZzLWNvbW1lbnRzLW9uLWZlcnJhcmktdXBncmFkZXMtYW5kLWNvc3QtY2FwLjZKVFJBaDRqNVZxWXc1c3JzdzN1dm0iLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/vasseur-responds-to-wolffs-comments-on-ferrari-upgrades-and-cost-cap.6JTRAh4j5VqYw5srsw3uvm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previously explained<\/a> that they will stick with their current approach, summarising: &#8220;If we can bring something at the beginning we do it, and it&#8217;s better to have a couple of tenths for five races than just a couple of tenths for the last two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">The Scuderia will look to extract the most from their current package in Spa \u2013 which earned Leclerc his <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiZmlyc3RfdmljdG9yeV9vZl90aGVfc2Vhc29uX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9sYXRlc3QvYXJ0aWNsZS90aGUtZmVlbGluZy13YXMtYmFjay13aGVyZS1pdC1uZWVkcy10by1iZS1mZXJyYXJpcy1sZWNsZXJjLXJlZmxlY3RzLW9uLWltcHJlc3NpdmUtYnJpdGlzaC1ncmFuZC1wcml4LXZpY3RvcnkuM3BRbGpiV0M1MHZ1T3NGNm9vYjhydyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/the-feeling-was-back-where-it-needs-to-be-ferraris-leclerc-reflects-on-impressive-british-grand-prix-victory.3pQljbWC50vuOsF6oob8rw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first victory of the season<\/a> last time out at Silverstone \u2013 and the 28-year-old is hopeful of enhancing his understanding of the SF-26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cDefinitely on my side, I already knew in Silverstone what I had changed and what made me feel more comfortable,\u201d Leclerc explained. \u201cIn terms of overall performance there are still some things that we need to dig into more and I think for us to understand them fully we need a few more laps to try some things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cMy position is the same one as I had before Silverstone. For me, Silverstone and Spa are two tracks that will suit a lot better Mercedes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cHowever, in Silverstone, it was honestly a surprise for us also to be strong, but we were also lucky on the Sunday because Kimi was probably as strong as what we expected. I think in Spa, Mercedes are still the favourites.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charles Leclerc has confirmed that he has no concerns about Ferrari\u2019s budget, after Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":804402,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":["post-804401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=804401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/804401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/804402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=804401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=804401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=804401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}