Fred Vasseur's grip on Ferrari is tightening under intense scrutiny. After nearly four years steering the Scuderia, the team principal finds himself in a familiar predicament, with questions swirling about whether he's actually moved the needle. The irony? Ferrari's current performance metrics look eerily similar to what Mattia Binotto delivered before getting the sack back in 2022, which is precisely the kind of thing that gets Ferrari's brass thinking about alternatives.

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Let's rewind. Binotto's last season saw Ferrari absolutely flying by their own standards. Four wins, 20 podiums, 554 points, and a second-place Constructors' finish with Charles Leclerc second in the Drivers' standings. It wasn't enough to save his job. So in came Vasseur from Sauber with a mandate simple as it gets: get Ferrari back to winning championships. Instead, his first year in 2023 was a complete step backwards. Ferrari dropped to third in the Constructors', averaging just 18.45 points per weekend compared to Binotto's 25.2. Leclerc tumbled to fifth, 369 points adrift of Max Verstappen.

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Things looked up in 2024 when Ferrari scrapped within 14 points of the Constructors' title on the final day. That was supposed to be the springboard. Then came 2025 and absolute catastrophe. A total car philosophy overhaul backfired spectacularly, leaving Ferrari without a single Grand Prix victory and fourth in the standings. They averaged just 16.6 points per race. Now in 2026 with fresh engines and chassis regulations offering a genuine reset, Vasseur's averaging 25.2 points per GP. That's the exact same number Binotto managed in his final year.

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The uncomfortable truth for Vasseur? He's shown no meaningful improvement over the guy he replaced, despite nearly four years at the helm. In a sport where winning is everything, that's dangerous territory. Ferrari's engine and chassis still aren't matching Mercedes, and the gap to the title favorites remains stubbornly large. The question facing Ferrari's leadership is stark: do they keep building with Vasseur and hope this time the upward trajectory sticks, or do they roll the dice on someone new? There are plenty of interested parties waiting in the wings.

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