The team manager will leave his position on December 31 after 28 working for the ‘Scuderia’.
The Italian Mattia Binotto Ferrari team manager in Formula 1, will leave his position on December 31, announced the Italian team, after days of speculation about the end of the relationship due to lack of confidence in him from the president of the company, John Elkann.
“Ferrari announces that it has accepted the resignation of Mattia Binotto, who will leave his position as team manager of the Ferrari team on December 31,” says the official statement.
“With the regret that this entails, I have decided to end my collaboration with Ferrari. DI leave a company that I love, of which I have been a part for 28 years, with the serenity that comes from the conviction of having done everything possible to achieve the objectives set.“, Binotto assured in the note.
“I leave a united and growing team. A strong team, prepared, I am sure, to reach the highest goals, to which I wish the best for the future.. I think it is right to take this step at this time, however difficult this decision has been for me,” he added.
The relationship between Binotto and Ferrari was totally broken for days, but the announcement has been delayed because both parties were negotiating the clauses to put an end to their contractual union that ends by mutual agreement.
“I would like to thank Mattia for his many great contributions over the course of 28 years with Ferrari and, in particular, for leading the team back to a competitive position this past year. As a result, we are in a strong position to renew our challenge, especially to our incredible fans around the world, to win the ultimate prize in motorsport,” he said for his part. Benedetto Vignathe CEO of Ferrari.
The rumors about the departure of Binotto from the team of the Prancing Horse They increased at the end of the season that just ended in Abu Dhabi, when he declared that he was “too tired to continue” with his work “in critical conditions within the company”, according to the media.
The name that sounds the most to replace Binotto, who arrived as an intern at Ferrari in 1995, is that of the French Frederic Vasseurcurrent team manager of Alfa Romeo.