SEPANG, Oct 1 — Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc spoke out in support of embattled team boss Fred Vasseur on Thursday and hinted that Ferrari’s wider structure may be the problem.
The Scuderia sit in second place behind Mercedes in the team standings ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.
Speculation linking former Red Bull chief Christian Horner with Vasseur’s job has refused to die down, with the Frenchman complaining of being asked about him “25 times a day” in Baku.
Hamilton described Vasseur as “a fantastic leader” at a press briefing in Sepang on Thursday.
“There often seems to be a lot of focus on one individual, in one role, always here,” the seven-time world champion said.
