Here's the thing about running the most famous team in racing: the noise never stops. As Motorsport.com Italia reports, Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna recently opened up about how wild the modern media machine can get, sharing a surreal moment when he was reading an online post claiming he and team principal Frederic Vasseur despised each other. The punchline? Vigna was literally sitting at dinner with Vasseur while reading it.
That absurd disconnect between fiction and fact is exactly why Vigna leans so heavily on his scientific background. He wants observation, verification, and proof before conclusions. Unfortunately, in the age of social media, a baseless narrative repeated enough times starts looking like the truth to the outside world, even catching families of team members in the crossfire of relentless paddock rumors.
That relentless speculation forced Maranello's hand recently, prompting public clarification on Vasseur's position to finally silence the chatter. Vigna noted that addressing the issue head-on successfully cleared the air and stopped the endless questioning.
When it comes to the actual machinery on track, however, there are zero excuses. Vigna admitted that their rivals simply did a better job with their cars, leaving the Scuderia with clear ground to cover. But physics is physics, meaning if the competition can build a better beast, Ferrari can too. Stability is the name of the game, Vasseur remains firmly at the center of the project, and the reality of the situation is as straightforward as it gets.
