Mattia Binotto, already ex-boss of Ferrari, has revealed what his most difficult decision was during the years he was head of the Italian team. He has nothing to do with either of the two current pilots (Carlos Sainz Y charles leclerc), but with Sebastian Vettel.
With 28 years of experience at the ‘Scuderia’, Binotto became team manager in 2019. that year came charles leclerc and in his first year, he surpassed Sebastian Vettel in the ranking. The German would not continue in 2021 setting course for Aston Martin and it was his own binotto Who had to tell him?
“When we were nearing the end, It was hard for me tell him that we were not going to renew him”, confesses the Italian on the Formula 1 website. “Perhaps it has been the most difficult task I have ever had throughout my career. When you love a person like that and you enjoy working with him, it’s always hard to get to the end,” she adds.
Nevertheless, binotto believes that making these types of decisions strengthened him: “I think it was also an important moment for my career, because from there, through difficulties, you become stronger. But I will remember it as the most difficult.”
Vettel could win the World Cup Ferrari…but they prevailed lewis hamilton Y Mercedes. But binotto He assures that losing the championship was also the team’s fault, not just the driver: “When he arrived at Ferrari he was ambitious. His goal was to win the title with Ferrari, and this was our goal as well. It was a failure for him, but it was a failure for everyone as a team“.
“it was very close. The closest it came was in 2017 and 2018. We had a few chances and we didn’t get it. When your ultimate goal is the title and you don’t achieve it, it’s a failure“He said to close.