Fred Vasseur, Ferrari team principal, will be absent from the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday due to personal reasons. The news was confirmed this Sunday morning.
The Italian team announced that the deputy team director, Jerome d’Ambrosio, will take over Vasseur’s position.
Ferrari achieved second and fourth place in qualifying in Austria, their best combined result of the season. Charles Leclerc will start from the front row of the grid alongside Lando Norris.
Vasseur joined Ferrari in 2022 and played a key role in Lewis Hamilton’s arrival at the team earlier this year.
D’Ambrosio, who competed in 20 Grands Prix for Virgin and Team Lotus in 2011 and 2012, joined Ferrari in 2024 as deputy team principal. The Belgian arrived after two years in senior management at Mercedes as driver development director.
