The former world champion criticizes the work of the team principal of the Maranello team: “How long will we continue to say that everything is fine? We must intervene ”. Binotto goes straight: “The team will not be retouched, it is important to maintain stability”
Federico Mariani
05 September
Memories of Ferrari’s early season triumphs in F1 seem a long way off. After a crackling start, with Charles Leclerc’s successes at his debut in Bahrain and at the third race in Australia, the Cavallino stopped galloping towards the title amidst reliability problems, riders’ mistakes and strategy errors. Thus Mattia Binotto, team principal of the red team, is increasingly in the crosshairs of criticisms, the latest of which came from former world champion Nico Rosberg, world champion with Mercedes in 2016.
lunge
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The German son of art takes his cue from the race in Holland, which saw Ferrari chew bitter between a third Leclerc, but never in a fight, and a Carlos Sainz held back by a very slow pit stop. So to the microphones of SKY UK: “In a normal race it is impossible not to find the tires in the pits. Mattia Binotto continues to say that he does not need to make changes because everything is going well. But when will the day come? It is not possible to continue like this ”. Rosberg hits hard: “Formula 2 or Formula 3 teams also do a better job than Ferrari when it comes to strategy and pit stops. At some point, they really have to start changing ”.
Revolution
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Rosberg, in fact, is convinced that a re-foundation in the organization of Ferrari is necessary: “One of the things we often say is that Binotto is a technician; therefore, at times it could be suggested that a leadership team made up of a technician and one of a company manager is needed ”. A change that according to Nico would also be important for development: “The car is a bit out of pace even in the race. We saw it in Spa and we saw it again in Holland. So they’re starting to fail. They need to make sure they continue to develop the car in the right direction. ”
reply
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Rosberg’s words reached Binotto, who, again on SKY UK microphones, expressed his point of view: “We will not change any element, this is a direct response to Nico”. Mattia continues: “Stability within a team is fundamental, as is the ability to improve race after race. I am convinced that we have the men to do it, I have no doubts. “Now the word goes back to the track, on Sunday we are already back in action, there is Monza.
05 September 2022 – 11:38
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