"Leclerc is capable of exceptional things. Sometimes he does things that you don't know where he can get them from out. Charles is a driver who always thinks about winning. Our car is behind the Red Bull, but he is still there thinking about trying to win. In certain situations we have seen him push too much, go into "overdriving", trying to compensate for the shortcomings with strategy, with being aggressive and with the risk of making mistakes."
"My job is to guide him in the right direction. When we have a car that can secure second place, we need to take that spot. Of course, it’s also right to look at what’s happening in front."
Fred Vasseur interviewed by Franco Nugnes | Motorsport Italy | 17 July 2023
📸 Franco Nugnes
Franco and Fred pose at Ristorante Montana di Fiorano, next to the enormous photo of Charles with Rossella, signed by Charles.