Why one F1 legend thinks Ferrari are missing Mattia Binotto in 2023

Ex-Ferrari F1 driver Gerhard Berger believes Ferrari made a mistake not retaining Mattia Binotto as part of their technical team under Frederic Vasseur’s leadership.
(L to R): Frederic Vasseur (FRA) Ferrari Team Principal with Mattia Binotto (ITA). Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 15,
(L to R): Frederic Vasseur (FRA) Ferrari Team Principal with Mattia Binotto (ITA). Formula 1…

Vasseur replaced Binotto as team principal ahead of the F1 2023 season.

It ended Binotto’s 20-yeaཧr association with Ferrari, paving the way for Vasseur to join the organisation as team b♕oss.

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Binotto had been heavily involved in Ferrari’s engine department before bec🍌oming team boss for the 2019 season.

Many critics felt Binotto had a lot🅠 of qualities, particularly in the technical team, but wasn’t cut ouꦡt for the top job.

Berger - who raced at Ferrari between 1987 and 1989, and 1993 to 1🌞995 - thinks Vasseur and Binotto could have worked together.

“Difficult to say, ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚat the moment it’s up and down,” he said when as🔯ked about Ferrari’s form.

“I always said I would have felt better if I had been Ferrari to have kept Binotto on the technical side and put Vasseur on the sporting side and tried to split some work and not put everything on 🐈one set of shoulders because it’s so complex today to have a successful Formula 1 team, difficult for one man to manage every🌊thing.

Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 15, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy, Race Day.-
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 15, Italian Grand Prix,…

“But anyway, they chose it this way, and in ♊some ways, you feel they ar🐼e not as fast as they were last year. Maybe doing a little bit less mistakes, maybe not, I don’t know.

“But the outcome is qui🎃te similar and it’s not good enough to beat Red Bull.

“But saying this we have Mercedes, we have the two McLarens, we have one Aston Martin, you know, I👍 mean, there are five cars that could be maybe champion.”

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