The team principal, the latest in a long line to take the position at the Scuderia, has a relaxed and reserved personality wiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚthin the F1 paddock but has offered an insight into another side of himself.

"You should ask the drivers,”ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ Vasseur told when asked if the atmosphere at Maranello was too nice.

“You will n൲ever see my tough side when I have to say certain thinꦕgs to a member of the team. 

“I'm not emotional. I discuss face tไo face, for me it makes no sense to do these things i🦹n public. 

“On Monday mornings they hear from me often, but with a precise list of things to do and not in front of reporters for♊ a ဣone-man show that doesn't help anyone.”

Va꧃sseur to👍ok over from Mattia Binotto this season in an attempt to lead Ferrari to their first driver’s championship since 2007.

But Leclerc - and Sainz, given that Vasseur🌸 does not co🅠nsider either as his undisputed No 1 - have not come close to challenging Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

However, Vasseur insists he retains a close relationship with the top ma𝕴nagement at Ferrari.

"Frequent and good,” he described it🎶. “Ferrari is a very famous company but it has a reasonable size. 

“At least once a week I have dinner with [CEO Benಌedetto Vigna] and I hear [president John Elkann] on the phone like an antibiotic, morning, lunch and dinner! 

“Having a relationship like this is a huge advantage: if you have to make a decision ꦐthe process is very fast. 

“When I was at Renault for certain changes you had to wait for the executive committee to meet, days and days went by.&n෴bspꦛ;

“Here, a problem I ask in 🦹the morning,  can have an answer in the afternoon. 

“I can't speak for the past, but I was💦 impressed﷽ by the internal communication with the top management and their responsiveness.”