Fred Vassuer shakes hands and answers in Italian. The support of the tifosi is also for the French Team Principal, who is particularly loved in Italy.

Strong of Charles Leclerc’s podium and solid performance at Zandvoort, and last here results here in Monza (pole and podium for Carlos Sainz).  “We arrive in Italy in high spirits”, confirms Vasseur, “in this Formula 1 a the ability to pull together all the aspects and make the most of the package make the difference. Beating the McLaren on the fast Brianza track will not be easy, ‘but Monza is a race in itself in every respect.

At Maranello have worked hard and Vasseur confirms: ‘We have prepared the race weekend thoroughly, introducing some updates to the SF-24 that we hope will take us another step forward in terms of competitiveness, despite this is not the best track to see the benefits of these upgrades. In addition ‘Monza is a race in itself and this year it will be at least partly to be rediscovered since it has been entirely resurfaced and even the kerbs of some corners have been modified’.

Regarding the extra pressure of the homeGP, the Frenchman is to “protect the drivers and the team, in a way to isolate them from the whole buzz around”.