Tweets from "tami." translating parts of Vasseur's interview with AUTOhebdo.
#AUTOhebdo has contacted Vasseur about reports from Italian media claiming he has little power in the team & Vigna making the decisions.
Vasseur (surprised): "I have the means & the power of decision that I have never had elsewhere. This is the reality of the situation!"
Vasseur about David Sanchez leaving:
Vasseur: "It's inevitable. There are people who were very close to Mattia and who prefer to leave; which doesn't bother me. And there are others who may have feared for a moment for their future."
Vasseur: "I find it difficult to understand why the team becomes a target after only one race. As far as the correlation between the simulation and the track is concerned, we are in line."
Vasseur: "That's why I asked everyone to stay focused on performance and find solutions to reliability issues, because the championship is long. Just because you don't win the first one doesn't mean you're offside. Bahrain was bad in some ways, and good in others!"
Vasseur on the reports about Charles requesting a meeting with John Elkann to discuss the situation.
Vasseur: "We spoke with the drivers, Elkann and Vigna after winter testing, and we will all speak again together after Imola. These meetings are planned.."
I hope this will calm down some of the people here.
As a side note, Diego Tonde seems to be taking over the role of Head of Vehicle Concept. What's more, Mekies and Gualtieri are not leaving, btw.
What I like about Vasseur is that he seems to be quite open about such topics. He's level-headed until now.