After many rumors, on the morning of this Tuesday it has finally been made official: Mattia Binotto has resigned from his position as head of Ferrari. For now there is no substitutethough several names sound.
However, this might not be the end in Formula 1 for Binotto. “Four teams have already knocked on the Italian-Swiss engineer’s door, including Alpine, Aston Martin and above all a ‘ top’ team (which would be Mercedes)”, according to ‘Formu1a.uno’. Something normal and coherent taking into account their 28 years of experience in the ‘Great Circus’.
So, there is the possibility that Carlos Sainz’s former boss ends up in Fernando Alonso’s teamwhich is also in the process of growing and is recruiting the best engineers to try to make a leap in quality.
However, it is unknown if binotto would hold the position of team leader or engineer, regardless of the team in which it falls. But for Fernando Alonso it could be positive have him in the team, since throughout his almost 30 years of experience in the Formula 1the Italian has been part of projects in which very competitive cars.
Problems for Ferrari?
His departure from the Italian team could mean a problem for the ‘Scuderia’as binotto has been present at all the meetings where the issue has been discussed car of 2023. That is why it has very valuable and important information.
In addition, the aforementioned medium also reports that other engineers trusted by binotto could accompany him on his new adventure, which would mean more outings from within Ferrari.