Ferrari’s Fred Vasseur has been credited for h⛄is race-winning pitstop strategy at last we𓄧ekend’s F1 Italian Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc was five s✨econds behind race leader Oscar Piastri when the McLaren driver pitted for the second🤪 time.

Ferrari opted to leav🅷e Leclerc on a one-stop strategy which resulted in a sensa꧅tional win in front of the Tifosi at their home grand prix.

“That would certainly be Fred’s influence,” Nico Rosꦺberg told the Sky F1 podcast about the intervention which aided Leclerc.

“Fred is a racer. He doesn’t need to follow what a computer is telling him, he ෴goes by feel,✨ and what he sees.

“It’s a ܫnice contrast to some of those nerdy engineers in front of their screens who sometimes forget to look ou🔴tside at what’s really happening!

“Als🧸o, it was a big decision to make because there was a less thanꦏ 50% chance that they would get the win by doing that.

“It was rolling the dice, looking at the odds, say💙in▨g ‘we are in Monza, there is a 35-40% if we do this…’”

Ferrari 'outsider's shot' at F1 title

Ferrari have won three grands prix this season, after Carlos Sainz won in Singapore in🔯 late-2023.

Sainz won again 🅘in Australia this🌜 year, before Leclerc won his home race in Monaco for the first time.

Lꦆeclerc’s victory in Monza last weekend was another hugely emotional result for the Italian manufacturer.

“You can’t take awa🦩y from Charles, that he’s now finally got 🌳that maiden win at Monaco, and the team won at Monza,” Natalie Pinkham said.

“They want them more consistently🌠. The biggest problem they’ve had is ♌ebbing and flowing through the season, not understanding the car.

“They have said ‘we don’t u♎nderstand’ even when the car is quick, they don’t understand where the pace is coming from. That has been niggling at🧸 them.

“They are evocative images that🧸 will really pull the team together for 💫2025 and beyond.”

Ferrari find th๊emselves 39 points behind leaders Red Bull in the constructors’ championship.

Rosberg insists they should have hope of♚ winning it: “Yes of course it could hap💦pen.

“With the form they have, th෴ey are not the favourites. McLaren, by far, are the favourites.

“It depends on Ferrari’s upgrade. It looked go🌜od bu💯t Monza is an outlier. Is it going to look good at other places?

“If it is 𓆏working so well, they will have an outsider’s shot at the constructors'.”

Leꦯclerc urged caution after winning the Italian Grand Prix about the significant upgrade package which was designed to cure Ferrari’s bouncing.