F1 Ferrari: Mekies farewell, Vasseur stymied

F1 Ferrari: Mekies farewell, Vasseur stymied

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur at a press conference in Baku explained the farewell of sports director Laurent Mekies, who will move to Alpha Tauri at the end of the season.

“For Laurent this is a great opportunity, I certainly would not have blocked him,” are the words of Vasseur, who also sent a dig at the Faenza-based team. Toro Rosso was a bit aggressive with the press release, we will have to discuss the details. When did Laurent come and talk to me about it? I won’t discuss with you the minute details of this, but certainly Laurent and I had a very open discussion.I have known Laurent for many years and I am aware that it is difficult to turn down this kind of opportunity for him.”

“I think it is an almost impossible offer to refuse, when you are in this environment, to become team principal. Now my job is to protect Ferrari’s interests. We will see if he stays for the whole season. The replacement? We could split that role into two different positions, as other teams do.”