{"id":2034597,"date":"2026-07-08T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2034597"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:30:41","slug":"i-never-did-it-why-fred-vasseur-continues-to-dismiss-ferrari-f1-title-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2034597","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I never did it\u2019 &#8211; Why Fred Vasseur continues to dismiss Ferrari F1 title talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424461_hires_1.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>\u2018I never did it\u2019 &#8211; Why Fred Vasseur continues to dismiss Ferrari F1 title talk<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Ferrari F1 boss Fred Vasseur refuses to get involved in debating his team&#8217;s title chances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Larkam <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-07-08T11:30:41+01:00\">08 Jul 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424461_hires_1.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424461_hires_1.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424461_hires_1.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424461_hires_1.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424461_hires_1.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424461_hires_1.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424461_hires_1.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424461_hires_1.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424461_hires_1.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Leclerc and Hamilton on the podium<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur continues to refuse to be drawn into talk about the championship this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari has consistently been Mercedes\u2019 closest challengers so far this season and ended the Silver Arrows\u2019 streak of consecutive victories thanks to Lewis Hamilton\u2019s win in Barcelona.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Charles Leclerc secured Ferrari\u2019s second win of 2026 at the British Grand Prix as Hamilton came home third on a weekend the Italian outfit\u2019s performance exceeded expectations amid fears of a large deficit to Mercedes heading to Silverstone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Ferrari finished first and third at Silverstone<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite this, and continued reliability woes for Mercedes, Vasseur is not interesting in talking about Ferrari\u2019s championship chances given his team\u2019s form fluctuations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Just two weeks after Hamilton\u2019s dominant victory in Spain, the seven-time world champion struggled to fifth, while Leclerc was only able to take eighth after starting on the front row at the Austrian Grand Prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After Barcelona, I had the comment &#8216;ah, Ferrari is back in the championship&#8217;. I said no. The week after you told me Ferrari is nowhere. I said no, we were on the front row,\u201d Vasseur told media including <em>Crash.net<\/em> on Sunday at Silverstone.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will have exactly the same approach with everybody at home. To say: &#8216;guys, we had a good weekend. Now let&#8217;s be focused on Spa. It&#8217;s not that we are champions. We are not nowhere. We are improving step by step. It is like it is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never try to draw a conclusion after one race, two races, a good result, a bad result. I&#8217;m just focused on doing more and to do better. It&#8217;s true for me, it&#8217;s true for everybody at the factory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-22b809a787c77199146f9d52acfe1ec51534792072185b84c97b778cc79bddaf\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Mercedes reveal issue that disadvantaged Russell at Silverstone<\/li>\n<li>Lewis Hamilton expects Mercedes drivers to be hit with F1 penalties <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThen it&#8217;s your job to speak about the championship, but I never did it.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hamilton\u2019s recent resurgence, coupled with mechanical failures for Andrea Kimi Antonelli, has seen the 41-year-old Briton close to within 32 points of the championship leader, prompting suggestions Ferrari is in the title fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Hamilton and Leclerc celebrate Ferrari&#8217;s second win of 2026<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Vasseur was unmoved when pressed on the possibility of Hamilton being in the hunt for a record eighth world title by <em>Crash.net<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Mercedes, honestly, they still have a small advantage on pure performance,&#8221; Vasseur said. &#8220;If you have a look at the six, seven sessions that we did this weekend, they are probably five times ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s true that in the normal race it\u2019s probably a bit easier for us because you have the start, you have the strategy. In the sprint it\u2019s a bit more difficult. You don\u2019t have strategy, it\u2019s pure pace.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s see what we can do but we also have to be realistic. Overall this year Mercedes has a small advantage in terms of pure performance and it will be difficult, but let\u2019s be focused on Belgium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Next week will be another challenge in Spa. Firstly, the weather will be quite a bit different. But we have to start from scratch every single weekend. There is nothing magic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can&#8217;t imagine making a step of five, six tenths in one weekend. 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came home third on a weekend the Italian outfit\u2019s performance exceeded expectations amid fears of a large deficit to Mercedes heading to Silverstone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Ferrari finished first and third at Silverstone<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite this, and continued reliability woes for Mercedes, Vasseur is not interesting in talking about Ferrari\u2019s championship chances given his team\u2019s form fluctuations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Just two weeks after Hamilton\u2019s dominant victory in Spain, the seven-time world champion struggled to fifth, while Leclerc was only able to take eighth after starting on the front row at the Austrian Grand Prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After Barcelona, I had the comment &#8216;ah, Ferrari is back in the championship&#8217;. I said no. The week after you told me Ferrari is nowhere. I said no, we were on the front row,\u201d Vasseur told media including <em>Crash.net<\/em> on Sunday at Silverstone.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will have exactly the same approach with everybody at home. To say: &#8216;guys, we had a good weekend. Now let&#8217;s be focused on Spa. It&#8217;s not that we are champions. We are not nowhere. We are improving step by step. It is like it is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never try to draw a conclusion after one race, two races, a good result, a bad result. I&#8217;m just focused on doing more and to do better. It&#8217;s true for me, it&#8217;s true for everybody at the factory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-22b809a787c77199146f9d52acfe1ec51534792072185b84c97b778cc79bddaf\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Mercedes reveal issue that disadvantaged Russell at Silverstone<\/li>\n<li>Lewis Hamilton expects Mercedes drivers to be hit with F1 penalties <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThen it&#8217;s your job to speak about the championship, but I never did it.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hamilton\u2019s recent resurgence, coupled with mechanical failures for Andrea Kimi Antonelli, has seen the 41-year-old Briton close to within 32 points of the championship leader, prompting suggestions Ferrari is in the title fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Hamilton and Leclerc celebrate Ferrari&#8217;s second win of 2026<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Vasseur was unmoved when pressed on the possibility of Hamilton being in the hunt for a record eighth world title by <em>Crash.net<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Mercedes, honestly, they still have a small advantage on pure performance,&#8221; Vasseur said. &#8220;If you have a look at the six, seven sessions that we did this weekend, they are probably five times ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s true that in the normal race it\u2019s probably a bit easier for us because you have the start, you have the strategy. In the sprint it\u2019s a bit more difficult. You don\u2019t have strategy, it\u2019s pure pace.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s see what we can do but we also have to be realistic. Overall this year Mercedes has a small advantage in terms of pure performance and it will be difficult, but let\u2019s be focused on Belgium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Next week will be another challenge in Spa. Firstly, the weather will be quite a bit different. But we have to start from scratch every single weekend. There is nothing magic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can&#8217;t imagine making a step of five, six tenths in one weekend. It&#8217;s just the addition of small gains everywhere that will make the difference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Don&#8217;t miss the latest F1 talking points.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur continues to refuse to be drawn into talk about the championship this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari has consistently been Mercedes\u2019 closest challengers so far this season and ended the Silver Arrows\u2019 streak of consecutive victories thanks to Lewis Hamilton\u2019s win in Barcelona.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Charles Leclerc secured Ferrari\u2019s second win of 2026 at the British Grand Prix as Hamilton came home third on a weekend the Italian outfit\u2019s performance exceeded expectations amid fears of a large deficit to Mercedes heading to Silverstone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424234_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Ferrari finished first and third at Silverstone<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite this, and continued reliability woes for Mercedes, Vasseur is not interesting in talking about Ferrari\u2019s championship chances given his team\u2019s form fluctuations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Just two weeks after Hamilton\u2019s dominant victory in Spain, the seven-time world champion struggled to fifth, while Leclerc was only able to take eighth after starting on the front row at the Austrian Grand Prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After Barcelona, I had the comment &#8216;ah, Ferrari is back in the championship&#8217;. I said no. The week after you told me Ferrari is nowhere. I said no, we were on the front row,\u201d Vasseur told media including <em>Crash.net<\/em> on Sunday at Silverstone.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will have exactly the same approach with everybody at home. To say: &#8216;guys, we had a good weekend. Now let&#8217;s be focused on Spa. It&#8217;s not that we are champions. We are not nowhere. We are improving step by step. It is like it is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never try to draw a conclusion after one race, two races, a good result, a bad result. I&#8217;m just focused on doing more and to do better. It&#8217;s true for me, it&#8217;s true for everybody at the factory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-22b809a787c77199146f9d52acfe1ec51534792072185b84c97b778cc79bddaf\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Mercedes reveal issue that disadvantaged Russell at Silverstone<\/li>\n<li>Lewis Hamilton expects Mercedes drivers to be hit with F1 penalties <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThen it&#8217;s your job to speak about the championship, but I never did it.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hamilton\u2019s recent resurgence, coupled with mechanical failures for Andrea Kimi Antonelli, has seen the 41-year-old Briton close to within 32 points of the championship leader, prompting suggestions Ferrari is in the title fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-07\/xpb_1424444_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Hamilton and Leclerc celebrate Ferrari&#8217;s second win of 2026<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Vasseur was unmoved when pressed on the possibility of Hamilton being in the hunt for a record eighth world title by <em>Crash.net<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Mercedes, honestly, they still have a small advantage on pure performance,&#8221; Vasseur said. &#8220;If you have a look at the six, seven sessions that we did this weekend, they are probably five times ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s true that in the normal race it\u2019s probably a bit easier for us because you have the start, you have the strategy. In the sprint it\u2019s a bit more difficult. You don\u2019t have strategy, it\u2019s pure pace.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s see what we can do but we also have to be realistic. Overall this year Mercedes has a small advantage in terms of pure performance and it will be difficult, but let\u2019s be focused on Belgium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Next week will be another challenge in Spa. Firstly, the weather will be quite a bit different. But we have to start from scratch every single weekend. There is nothing magic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can&#8217;t imagine making a step of five, six tenths in one weekend. 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