{"id":35254,"date":"2025-07-31T07:17:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/35254\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T07:17:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:17:14","slug":"ferrari-extend-fred-vasseurs-contract-with-f1-team-principal-handed-new-multi-year-deal-ahead-of-hungarian-gp-f1-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/35254\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari extend Fred Vasseur&#8217;s contract with F1 team principal handed new multi-year deal ahead of Hungarian GP | F1 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ferrari have extended Fred Vasseur&#8217;s contract, handing a new multi-year deal to their team principal.<\/p>\n<p>Vasseur has been in the post since the beginning of 2023 and was a key element in seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton joining from Mercedes this season.<\/p>\n<p>Vasseur said: &#8220;I&#8217;m grateful for the trust Ferrari continues to place in me. This renewal is not just a confirmation &#8211; it&#8217;s a challenge to keep progressing, to stay focused, and to deliver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/skysports-lewis-hamilton-f1_6975367.jpg\" alt=\"f1\"  aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              Lewis Hamilton says he called on his go-karting days to make his way through the field for his seventh-placed finish after starting in 18th at the Belgian GP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the past 30 months, we&#8217;ve laid strong foundations, and now we must build on them with consistency and determination. We know what&#8217;s expected, and we&#8217;re all fully committed to meeting those expectations and taking the next step forward together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vasseur&#8217;s future had been the subject of intense speculation after reports in Italian media earlier in the season claimed Ferrari were considering sacking the Frenchman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/skysports-formula-one-belgian-gp_6975329.jpg\" alt=\"belgian hls\"  aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              Watch the race highlights from the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today we want to recognise what has been built and commit to what still needs to be achieved,&#8221; Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna said. &#8220;It reflects our trust in Fred&#8217;s leadership &#8211; a trust rooted in shared ambition, mutual expectations and clear responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We move forward with determination and focus, united in our pursuit of the level of performance Ferrari has to aim for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari last won a Grand Prix in October and neither Hamilton nor Charles Leclerc has consistently been able to challenge the leading McLaren drivers this season.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton won the Chinese GP Sprint in March, but has yet to finish on the podium in a full-length race for his new team. Leclerc has recorded five podium finishes this season, including at last weekend&#8217;s Belgian GP.<\/p>\n<p>F1 heads to the Hungarian Grand Prix for the final race before the sport&#8217;s summer break, watch live on Sky Sports F1 from Friday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stream Sky Sports with NOW &#8211; no contract, cancel anytime<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ferrari have extended Fred Vasseur&#8217;s contract, handing a new multi-year deal to their team principal. 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