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The key issues the new Ferrari boss must sort out

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All the ingredients were there for Ferrari in the 2022 Formula 1 season to have a crack at claiming either championship title. An excellent, reliable car in those opening rounds looked unbeatable with a driver in Charles Leclerc looking more than capable of holding his own against World Champion Max Verstappen. However, the Scuderia's season imploded somewhat, ending with Team Principal Mattia Binotto resigning from his post after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He has been replaced by Alfa Romeo boss Frederic Vasseur - who is now tasked with restoring the most successful team in F1 to the perch they feel belongs to them. Here are the main problems he faces in trying to achieve that. Keeping Leclerc onside Perhaps the most pressing issue of all facing Vasseur is his star driver Leclerc - and keeping him happy. Leclerc is Ferrari's present and future, much the same way that Max Vers...