Fred Vasseur wants to be underestimated. He wants to be seen as the jolly old man. He wants to be the funny awkward dad asking his kids (Carlos) about his relationship status.
He wants you to forget that he shaped Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, that before they were Toto's, they were his. That he had Romain Grosjean too.
He is a brilliant mind. He is a master at what he does.
He's just very good at hiding it.
And that's how he's walking into 2025 with Lewis Hamilton, and very likely Adrian Newey as well.