Mattia Binotto has resigned as Team Principal of the Formula 1 Scuderia Ferrari. Here’s who could come to replace him.
It thundered so much that it rained. After the first rumors, then denied without too much conviction, now comes the official: Matthias Binotto is no longer the Team Principal of the Ferrari Formula 1 team.
The Maranello company itself made it known with a press release released through its social profiles, including the official website. The press release reads: “Ferrari announces that it has accepted the resignation of Mattia Binotto that on 31 December he will leave his role as Team Principal of Ferrari“.
Mattia Binotto’s farewell and who could take his place
Mattia Binotto had inherited the position of Team Principal from Maurizio Arrivabene in 2019driving the Ferrari during four very complicated seasons.
The decision to leave comes at the end of a championship that should have relaunch the Cavallino’s global ambitionsthen lost due to technical and tactical errors that compromised Charles Leclerc’s race against Max Verstappen.
Mistakes that led to raging controversy by the press and the fans towards the Scuderia which was not deemed up to fight with Red Bull but also with Mercedescoming out of the quagmire of difficulties that had involved her at the beginning of the season.
The same Matthias Binottovia the press release issued by Ferrari, declared: “With the regret that this entails, I have decided to end my collaboration with Ferrari. I’m leaving a company I love, which I’ve been part of for 28 yearswith the serenity that comes from the belief that you have made every effort to achieve your goals“.
The engineer native of Lausanne then adds: “I leave a united and growing team. A strong team, ready, I’m sure, to achieve the highest goals, to which I wish all the best for the future. I think it is right to take this step, although it was a difficult decision for me. I thank all the people at the Gestione Sportiva who have shared this journey with me, made up of difficulties but also of great satisfaction“.
Ferrari informs that it has started the process of identifying the new Team Principalwhose name will probably be communicated in 2023.
Barring sensational twists and turns, the chosen name should be that of the French Frederic Vasseurcurrent Team Principal of Alfa-Romeo Sauber: a man of the track who could receive the opportunity of his life in the year in which Ferrari is called to fight, at least until the last race, to regain a World Drivers’ title that Maranello lacks since 2007.
In these days illustrious names have also made themselves such as that of Ross Brawntechnical director of the Scuderia at the time Schumacher and who has been leading the Formula 1 project since 2017 as general manager and sports manager. However, Brawn himself has announced his intention to leave starting from 2023.
