Ferrari Executive Chairman John Elkann has given his take on where the team currently stand after a \u201crough\u201d first half of the campaign, as well as reflecting on the decision to hand Team Principal Fred Vasseur a new contract.<\/p>\n
The Scuderia<\/a> currently sit in second place of the Teams\u2019 Championship<\/a> ahead of Round 14 in Hungary<\/a>. However, they are a whopping 268 points adrift of McLaren<\/a> at the top and have faced several ups and downs across the opening races.<\/p>\n With this in mind, Elkann \u2013 who is in attendance at the Hungaroring \u2013 told F1.com\u2019s<\/a> Lawrence Barretto that he is hoping to see the squad end this part of the season on a positive note.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the last race of the first part of the season, so it\u2019s a good moment to be here with the team,\u201d said Elkann.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a good moment to reflect on what has been a hard start and, more importantly, just put the right foundations forward for the second part of the season, and really make sure that everyone goes energised to have a good break, which is needed, and really come back strong in the Netherlands.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked to share his reflections on where things stand for Ferrari at the moment \u2013 in a year in which Charles Leclerc<\/a> has continued to be a long-term member of the squad, Lewis Hamilton<\/a> has been adapting, while Vasseur<\/a> is finding his feet \u2013 Elkann explained: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a rough season, and that is why it is really important to ensure that we end well and we start the second half very strong and full of energy.<\/p>\n \u201cFerrari wants to win, has won, will win, when it\u2019s able to get everyone together. What\u2019s important in Ferrari is not the individual, but it\u2019s the individuals.<\/p>\n \u201cThose individuals, when they work together, they can do incredible things. That has been very much the case in Formula 1.<\/p>\n \u201cWe all remember when we were victorious, and we were victorious because there was a very strong sense that incredible individuals \u2013 from our engineers, our mechanics, our pilots, our team principal \u2013 were really individuals that worked together.<\/p>\n \u201cSo it\u2019s not about the individual, but it\u2019s about the collective effort of great individuals who can achieve even more together.\u201d<\/p>\n