The Maranello squad has endured a difficult 2023 campaign where its hopes of challenging for the championship quickly evaporated off the back of race struggles with its SF-23 car.
But, under new team boss Vasseur, the squad has made a number of infrastructure changes and car tweaks that appear to have helped turn things around – with Leclerc back on the podium at the recent Belgian Grand Prix.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Autosport, Leclerc said that he was impressed with the way that Ferrari had responded to the early season challenges.
And he has singled out the way that Vasseur in particular has helped address the historical problem of Ferrari being influenced too much by external criticisms, especially in the Italian media.
“I think we created quite a bubble without being too much influenced by what's happening outside, which is a really good thing,” explained Leclerc.
“I think Fred was really on board and understood straight away that the media could influence a little bit the team in some type of ways in the past, and this was one of the focuses at the beginning of the year.
“On that, we did steps forward. So, I don't feel like it's any more the case.
“Of course, there are some moments that are tricky to manage, but this is the same for everybody in the paddock - although Ferrari is always a bit more under the spotlight.”
Source: Autosport