Vasseur starts work with Ferrari on January 9 having replaced Mattia Binotto for F1 2023.

• New Ferrari boss’ job is to keep Leclerc sweet - 🍃and sto⛄p him going to Mercedes

The Frenchman worked with Leclerc at ART in GP3 and Sauber in F1.

Given Vasseur’s pr👍ior working relationship with Leclerc🌱, there has been some suggestions that the new team boss could favour the Monegasque this year.

Leclerc has out-performed Sainz during their two years together, however, Ferrari♉ have avoide๊d using team orders.

Most notably at the 2022 British Grand Prix, Ferrari were reluctant to tell Sainz to move over for Leclerc, who was quicker despite having a damag🍸ed front wing.

“No [I’m not worried], because I don’t think I’m starting from scratch,” Sainz told Autosprint. “I am sure that I will get along well with him and that he will be happy with me when he sees me working, my relationship 🐎with the team and with Charles. 

“I think his well-established relationship with Leclerc will also be very helpful to ♏everyone in sp🎃eeding up his acclimatisation here.”

🌌Ferrari are going in search of their first drivers’ title since 2007, with Vasseur given the task of🅷 turning the team around.

Sainz has backed Ferra🍰ri’s decision to sign ꦗVasseur. 

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“From what I’ve been told🧸 and the way I’ve known him, I think he’s the man for the job,” he added.

“Everybody knows him in the paddock and I’m sure he will do well. There will be a period of adjustment, but Fred knows F1 and also 🐽Ferrari very well. 

“Now there will be t♍his preparation phaseཧ and then we will start working at full speed with him.”