\nReports from Italy even went as far as to suggest the team principal would be replaced<\/a>, forcing Vasseur to confront the media over the rumours and for his drivers to leap to his defence.
<\/p>\n \nWolff has become a recent figure to support Vasseur, but suggested the 57-year-old needs to get used to the strong opinions<\/a> delivered by the tifosi.
<\/p>\n \n\u201cMaybe that\u2019s something you need to grow a little bit of a thick skin, because if he wins, he is Jesus Christ, and if you lose, you\u2019re a loser. That\u2019s how Italy is. That\u2019s fantastic,\u201d he said to the media<\/a>.
<\/p>\n \n\u201cThat\u2019s the passion that is in there. You\u2019ve got to embrace that. Maybe that\u2019s something he needs to learn. But the rest, he should be given the confidence in running this team. They won\u2019t get anybody better.\u201d
<\/p>\n \nWolff also warned Ferrari against making an abrupt decision regarding their leadership, and referenced the Jean Todt<\/a>-Michael Schumacher era to evidence how long a championship winning project takes.
<\/p>\n \n\u201cIt seems to be a bit of a revolving door with teams generally,\u201d Wolff continued.
<\/p>\n \n\u201cI think in F1, you can\u2019t buy time, and you need to give senior leadership the time to get on top of things.
<\/p>\n \n\u201cToday we talked about Jean Todt. Jean Todt, if I\u2019m not wrong, joined the [Ferrari] team in 1993 and they won the first championship in 2000. \u201893, \u201894, \u201895, \u201896, \u201897, \u201898, \u201899, 2000. Eight years. That\u2019s how it goes, and it comes at cycles.\u201d
<\/p>\n \nThe Mercedes<\/a> team principal echoed the sentiments of Hamilton and Leclerc, who maintained complete confidence in the abilities of Vasseur, and gave a glowing character assessment of his rival.
<\/p>\n \n\u201cFred is one of the best racing managers that I know,\u201d Wolff added.
<\/p>\n \n\u201cIf I wasn\u2019t here, I would take Fred. So, I respect him a lot. He\u2019s a great personality. He\u2019s a straightforward guy. He doesn\u2019t do politics and lies. He knows what he\u2019s talking about.
<\/p>\n \n\u201cHe just needs to be given the trust to run this. He\u2019s perfectly aware that in Italy, it\u2019s like managing the football national team. You\u2019re going to have the scrutiny from the media.”
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\nWolff defends Vasseur at Ferrari<\/p>\n