{"id":223701,"date":"2025-06-29T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/223701\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T10:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T10:00:09","slug":"fred-vasseur-departs-austrian-grand-prix-as-ferrari-confirm-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/223701\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Vasseur departs Austrian Grand Prix as Ferrari confirm replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur will not be present on Sunday at the Austrian Grand Prix, the team has announced.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Citing personal reasons for Vasseur\u2019s absence, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/team\/ferrari\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ferrari<\/a> has confirmed that deputy team principal Jerome D\u2019Ambrosio will step up to the plate on Sunday at the Austrian Grand Prix in Vasseur\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur misses Austrian GP<\/p>\n<p>Additional reporting by Thomas Maher<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Ferrari said: \u201cFred will not be at the track today, because he has had to return home for personal reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeputy team principal, Jerome d\u2019Ambrosio, will stand in for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Latest F1 2025 head-to-head standings from PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/f1-2025-qualifying-head-to-head-team-mates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F1 2025: Head-to-head qualifying statistics between team-mates<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/f1-2025-race-head-to-head-team-mates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">F1 2025: Head-to-head race statistics between team-mates<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It has been a positive Austrian Grand Prix thus far for Ferrari, the team responding well after a low-key start to life for the upgraded SF-25.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying proved far more encouraging than practice, as Charles Leclerc secured his place on the front row alongside dominant polesitter Lando Norris, while Lewis Hamilton lapped within a tenth of his Ferrari team-mate to secure P4 on the grid.<\/p>\n<p>With Red Bull\u2019s Max Verstappen P7, the chance is there for Ferrari to steal some ground on Red Bull in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/standings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constructors\u2019 Championship<\/a>, as the teams battle alongside Mercedes over P2.<\/p>\n<p>And Verstappen was the subject of a cheeky quip from Hamilton after qualifying, with Austria marking the final race where Verstappen starts one point away from a race ban, with two penalty points due to drop off his FIA Super Licence following the Austrian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen reached 11 after an incident with Mercedes\u2019 George Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix, a controversial collision between the duo resulting in three points for Verstappen.<\/p>\n<p>Put to him by the media, including PlanetF1.com, that the Austrian GP usually sees \u201cpeople bump into each other\u201d fighting over the lead, Hamilton joked: \u201cMax isn\u2019t up there, so\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t be bumping into anybody, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen sits P3 in the current Drivers\u2019 Championship standings, three positions and 76 points up the road from Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>Read next \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/features\/lewis-hamilton-vs-charles-leclerc-the-data-behind-ferrari-front-row-edge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lewis Hamilton vs Charles Leclerc: The data behind Ferrari\u2019s front-row edge<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur will not be present on Sunday at the Austrian Grand Prix, the 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