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Audi told Vasseur: 'Ferrari's made an offer you can't refuse'
It might sound like a bit of dialogue from the script of The Godfather, but it seems that Ferrari literally made Frédéric Vasseur an offer he couldn't refuse to become their new team principal. And that verdict came from none other than Audi, who have just started the process of taking over Vasseur's former squad Sauber ahead of entering into Formula 1 full time in 2026. Vasseur revealed this week that they had encouraged him to take the job at Maranello, and that he was told 'you can’t refuse an offer from Ferrari'. Read also: Vasseur laughs off reports of major Ferrari engine power gains for 2023 But even though it's undoubtedly the right call, Vasseur admitted that it had been a...
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