Vasseur's honesty questioned after late F1 2025 admission

Giancarlo Minardi has urged Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur to learn the Italian language after the challenging 2025 season the team experienced.

The 78-year-old, in his assessment of the campaign experienced by the Scuderia Ferrari outfit, highlighted how empathy from the people could prove to be even more valuable than a financial reward.

“If I were him, I'd finally try to learn Italian. In a competitive team, empathy is often worth as much, if not more, than a pay rise,” Minardi began to Quotidiano Sportivo.

The founder of the now-defunct Minardi F1 outfit continued by stressing the need for the 57-year-old to be more cautious about the statements he makes to the media.

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur - Photo: Race Pictures

“In his place, I would be more careful about public statements. For months, he guaranteed that they were working on the SF-25 to improve it, and instead, in the autumn, he said that already in April, they had decided to interrupt development to focus everything on 2026. A bit incongruous, no?”

The Ferrari outfit experienced one of its most challenging seasons in recent years. The Italian outfit failed to record a race victory and could only muster as many as seven podium finishes in the 24 races on the calendar.

Patrese not confident of Ferrari’s 2026 prospects

Earlier, former F1 driver Riccardo Patrese cast doubt over the chances of an improved 2026 season for the Ferrari outfit.

The former Williams Racing driver stated the need for more technical leadership at the team for it to experience a resurgence.

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