Hamilton pleased with Ferrari’s decision to extend Vasseur’s contract

On Thursday, Ferrari announced the renewal of team principal Frederic Vasseur's contract. Lewis Hamilton told GPBlog and others his feelings on this during the Hungarian Grand Prix media day.

After being asked his opinion on Ferrari keeping Vasseur, Hamilton said, "I only heard yesterday about it, and you've heard my positive comments about Fred. I told everyone."

Hamilton fully backs Vasseur

He then clarified, "There's nothing else to add. I told you before that it was the right choice. Fred signed me here. I've been wanting to work with him."

Rumours began to swirl during the Imola Grand Prix weekend that the Ferrari camp was dissatisfied with Vasseur due to the lack of results. During that weekend, both Charles Leclerc and Hamilton threw their support towards Vasseur.

The seven-time world champion was then asked if he thought his old team principal, Toto Wolff, and Vasseur were similar in the way they work.

He laughed, saying, "No, completely different."

Hamilton added, "But in terms of the race, the characters, they're both massive racers, so that's what they have in common."

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