Binotto LEAVES Ferrari - Is this a good or bad thing?
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- čas přidán 19. 04. 2024
- The news has finally been announced that Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto is leaving the team. Will this be a good or bad thing for Ferrari in the future?
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Have Ferrari hire Vettel as team principal, already got experience doing everything for Ferrari in 2020
If that's the case then Seb should sack Ferrari's strategists, replace them with competent ones, and maybe even convince Newey to join Ferrari.
They'll burn him. Leadership is useless.
@@commanderlewisskipperton8721 Newey was already offered to join in 2015 when seb joined and they offered to give him significant equity in the race team and road car divisions and he rejected it. His loyalty is to redbull only.
Apart from scoring points (yes it hurts to write this comment)
Seb wants out of F1 for a while.
I think Ferrari's problems are far more deeply rooted than just Binotto's leadership. The new team principle really needs to change the entire team structure around to make a positive change. I've always thought the communication between the race engineers and the drivers at Ferrari have been a bit of a joke, and obviously the strategy team needs a major overhaul.
I'd say it's more to do with the higher ups at Ferrari than it is the actual F1 team. The blame heavy culture comes from them.
True its the management with blame heavy culture. Next will be Leclerc for not winning WDC
Ah yes. Team principles :) It's funny.
Yeah, more change is needed. But the whole issue was that Binotto refused to change anything.
They need a new leader exactly to make those necessary changes.
Yeah, its not his fault, the team refuses to make real changes. They built a great car and then they threw a championship season away.
The fact that Ferrari had both Red Bull and Mercedes scared at the start of the season and then looked like legit title challengers when the season and ultimately almost ended up 3rd considering how bad Mercedes started the season makes this the correct decision. Poor execution this season despite what had gone on since 2019, Red Bull were still ultimately quicker over the course of the season but it would've been a closer fight if not for the poor reliability and strategy errors. Which would've been understandably considering that Ferrari hasn't been at the top for a few years but we at least need accountability and initiative when things go wrong and that just wasn't there with Binotto.
Binotto isn’t the problem. He’s one of the best engineers in F1 and was responsible for making the Ferrari engine so competitive. He fails in politics because so many of the people around him have ties to the Agnelli family, chief amongst which is Reuda, the head of strategy. Every Ferrari TP is set up to fail in this culture, firing Binotto won’t do any good
See this is the insight no one writes about. You are correct, it is the italian pressure not the F1 pressure
But the Ferrari engine is so weak they had to use many more than Mercedes
@@hittrewweuy7595 IMHO better make a fast engine reliable than make a reliable engine fast
Yep. The head of strategy is OBVIOUSLY to blame for bad strategy. It isnt rocket science. But It seemingly is rocket science for the "journalists" that cover the sport.
Binotto is empty, he didn't do shit in the technical department, he had people working under him. They were the real geniuses
I think Ferrari need to keep Binotto, but instead, he's in charge of developing the car, because that's what he's good at.
not sure you know how things work in real life lol... you never Downgrade a position where you work at lol..
Things don't work like that in the real world. If you are the CEO of the company and the Board of Directors fire you, but asks you to remain as the Head of Marketing instead because you are good at marketing, would you stay? Most people definitely wouldn't just for face reason alone given it is such a massive demotion.
@@Rascallucci so it's better to be home instead of doing what you like
@@Rascallucci when you put it like that, I suppose you’re right. Nonetheless, Binotto has a lot of talents, team strategy just isn’t one of them. It’s a shame that Ferrari will lose him completely.
there are far better engineers out there.
If Vasseur becomes Ferrari team principal, the paddocks is gonna be spicy af. The man never fails to make me laugh at his antics
oh yes, we don't get to see him often because alfa romeo... but every time he is on camera it's quality😂
He still isn't a good team leader. So Ferrari won't laugh.
@@Firemarioflower How do you know?
@@jama211 I know plenty. Look at what a joke Sauber is every year and how they dumped a great driver ..... Strategy and speed piss poor, like consistency, technology, pit stops, reliabilty most of all.
They disgrace the beautiful brand of Alfa Romeo who make amazing and very reliable road cars.
He's always laughing at dumb jokes instead of doing his job. He doesn't respect his drivers either..... sure he'd be better than Binotto but to have a chance at a title Ferrari need an inspiring leader, i'd say even Arrivabene would be a good choice.
Vettel would be superb to have as a principle.
@@Firemarioflower Very reliable??? You've clearly never owned one! I had to reject mine and claim compensation because of a gearbox that would jump out of first gear! They have a consistent reputation for having awful reliability (at least, here in the uk) and it's why most people here won't go near them.
As much as we meme him, you have to give the guy credit for his long service to the team and the trajectory he helped put them on, since their awful 2020. (Bear in mind, as far as my knowledge goes, the 2020 slump was inevitable, even if that was Mattia’s first year, not second). I think he gets a bad rep because of the whole Vettel 2020 situation and this year’s lost championship. I was hopeful he would move back to the technical side, cause that’s where he rose through the ranks.
Imagine Binotto getting replaced by Kimi:
"just drive fast and finish first, bwoah"
It would make the press conferences shorter lol
Kimi is the kind of guy who replies with "just finish first" when someone asks "how to win a race?"
Mixed feeling tbh. Binotto was the reason Ferrari progressed so far, but also made many mistakes. Will miss him for sure!
I wished he had some more time. Took him a couple of years fix the engine and car. It exposed the weaknesses of the team. Instead of supporting him, they made his life impossible. There is too much a blame culture at Ferrari. I always see comments on Red Bull being toxic, but I always feel it is actually the case at Ferrari.
Nobody is going to miss that clown
@@nicovanos Mercedes and Red Bull wouldn't be so successful if they kept changing team principal and prople weren't allowed to make mistakes. Basically, if they were Ferrari. Binoto has done a great job, given how the car has improved from 2020's engine fiasco. They were even able to improve strategy and reliability throughout the season. Yeah, he said nothing needs to change to the media but they clearly worked on their issues and got better. Ferrari doing basically what Manchester United have been doing for a decade and I doubt it's going to work much better for them.
@@nicovanos yeah, the bad car in 2020 and 2021 hide their operational weakness.
Ferrari need to learn from Jean Todt- Brawn- Schumi era. That time stability is what make them able to iron out all the wrinkle in the team. They also can learn from when Enzo Ferrari still alive, but i afraid that will only fuel their ego.
@@theSafetyCar Don't go into the engine thing though...
Binotto was chief technical officer starting 2016. Who's to say that fuel flow trickery wasn't his idea or at least the idea he has approved? Moreover, Binotto was already TP when they made that "agreement" with FIA details of which are not that clear to this day.
I didn't intend to bash Binotto in this comment as he has made some good progress and who knows how 2023 would look like under his leadership. But... 2017 and 2018 were both the years where we were by MILES closer to the title than this year. Team didn't seem to be making nearly as much mistakes as in 2022 either. It wasn't great, but this year it was just ridiculous.
Imagine if Red Bull snaps him up as a technical head or head of engineering. With Mattia's insight into Ferrari's car, my god... Imagine Red Bull's straight line speed and the Aero of Ferrari
They have newey
@@leoarevalo6786 binotto is an engine engineer though while newey is aero engineer. Binotto made the most powerful engine this year by far
well he will be an asset for the RBPT for sure.
@@StarForgedTCG if only they could upgrade the engine, oops they aren't allowed til 2026
what the fuck are you talking about? it's redbull that has better aerodynamics and thanks to it they have good straight line speed
I can't remember the exact quote, but Jean Todt gave an interview once where he said that he regarded his job as Ferrari Team Principal to be largely keeping the Ferrari Board of Directors and the Italian press out of Ross Brawn's office so that Ross and his team could design and build a winning car, and then keeping the same people focused on him at race weekends so the mechanics, pit wall crew and drivers could run a winning race. Of course he couldn't give that interview until he had left the job.
I suspect nothing changes and Binotto couldn't figure out how to do this. Whoever replaces Binotto has to be able to do this.
When I originally posted this comment under a Josh Revell video halfway through the year it got a ton of comments from Italians saying that there are serious problems in Italian businesses in general with issues surrounding nepotism and favouritism.
I'm a LH, GR and Mercedes fan but I was sad to see the failure of Ferrari to capitalize on a competitive car this year.
I don’t think Binotto was bad, he helped the team to build 2022 car for Ferrari and supported Charles. I think someone else in the team had to leave, the guy who make magical strategies in every race and keep changing the plans every 5 mins for the drivers.
bro I choked on my penjamin
At the end of the day, Binotto as the team principal has the main responsibility for the strategy and how things have gone planning wise. Often in companies in these situations either the manager finds someone to blame and replace, and if they don't, they will be replaced.
That's what they said. Ferrari had great car at the beginning because he is an awesome engineer. He sucks to lead the team during whole dynamic season. He can't make non engineering decisions, especially under pressure during race weekend or race itself.
Binotto backed up the problems on the public eye, so him leaving is the right thing. Plus also rueda has to leave
Inaki Rueda, that's the guy.
Whoever takes that role will need 2-3 years to put things together. I believe that's the reason they gave Binotto so many chances hoping he'll figure it out.
After such pit stop mess ups that we’ve seen over the season I had no doubt that he was gone. They started strong but fell on their face on strategy later on in the season.
if binotto move to redbull for next year, working with adrian and dominating it till 2026 gonna be a bruh moment..
I think this will backfire, sure bad calls aplenty but its a whole team issue, removing the one person who liaises with all departments is likely going to make it worse before it gets better, can Ferrari afford that?
He may be gone, but Sbinalla will always be remembered.
Goodbye to sBinotto
When Ferrari tried to do a pit stop with 3 tires, I knew this was going to happen.
I'd give him one more year. It'd be a make or brake year, to see if he (and his team) could fix their main issues or if nothing would've change. However I think that's a good decision, but they should be aware that firing him it's just the beginning, and there's a long way ahead them to become team competent enough to seriously fight the merc and rb
No.. he had his chance. this was the year ferarri couldve challenged Redbull...and they were. leclerc could've been the tittle contender but too many mistakes were made from Ferrari.
"or if nothing would've change" -- he literally said nothing needed to change.. A year is wasted on a man with no plan
@@kak9634 Jean Todt also has his chance in 1996-1999, so who know what happen next year. Imo they should demote Binotto to engineering role.
Binotto was a symptom, the real disease at Ferrari will take a lot more than this to fix
The virus is Ferrari.
Frederic Vasseur is just Ron Dennis in a 16:9 aspect ratio and with a European accent.
🤣
I would've hoped for binotto to stay as an engineer. Hopefully he gets a job at another team if he wants to continue.
Join RedBull as a consulting engineer
I think it's clear Binotto developed a kick-ass car with the new regs for this year. The Ferrari was on fire (yes, occasionally, literally). I think in any other team, being fired for getting second place in constructors would be laughable (maybe except Mercedes). It's not like they ended up 5th. There were horrible horrible errors in strategy, but overall, they did come home in 2nd. That's no small feat for anyone. Horner is ruthless and driven like no other. I'm not sure that's the kind we want more of in F1 honestly. Does Binotto have the leadership presence? Doesn't look that way from out here. But leaders come in all shapes and sizes. Just because he's not pounding down the doors of the FIA every race doesn't mean he's not a strong leader. I think Binotto lead a year of unprecedented innovation with the new Ferrari power units and aero. And at the end of the day, if you don't have a great car, nothing else will matter. You can make all the right decisions on strategy, and still finish in the middle of the pack - I'm looking at you Alpine. So overall, I think he deserved another year to see if he could smooth things out. I'm sad he's going.
I think that you don't see at all the big picture behind the work of Mattia Binotto. He bring Ferrari back from the 6th place to the 2nd on constructor championship, he improved a lot the quality of life and the formation of ferrari engineers in the paddock, and he had announced when he took office that in any case his plan to put Ferrari back on its feet would take 5 years, starting by considerably increasing the performance of the single-seater, to make it reliable afterwards, which fits perfectly with the regulations fixing the engine improvements. This is the same strategy as Alpine, which, despite Alonso's major reliability problems, brought a car to the track this year that put the silver arrows on the straight. Binotto will not have had the time to implement his plan, and I think, given the point gap that has been reduced year after year with RedBull under his tutelage it is a big mistake from Ferrari
It was a mistake to hire him in the first place, but he was improving... They should have given him one more year to see if he can fix the issues within the team
I think it's the wrong decision. He took Ferrari to exactly where he was expected to.
I think because the team came out swinging, its as if our expectations of them grew vastly which only could leave us disappointed
I truly feel sorry for him. Where Ferrari were and where they are now is testament to his hard work and dedication. Perhaps instead of him resigning (ahem: firing him), they should have given him a big fancy job title and a move more aligned to his strengths as a "promotion". We can't afford another Allison, Tombazis, Costa to leave and make another team successful. Hopefully the replacement is ruthless when he needs to be but also has the gentle side of Binotto also! Thank you Mattia for everything you have done for Ferrari! Now lets see what happens next season. FORZA FERRARI!! 🇮🇹
I've been saying this all year about Horner and Wolff, being a Ferrari fan we need a Principal like them that wants to go to war and give their rival absolute hell and get under their skin even before the weekend starts
There are very few out there with the experience of those two. Maybe Ferrari would have one if they didn't constantly fire their team principals 🤣
i think this is an odd situation but we have to find out in the next few days
I think that Binotto did a good but not perfect job. Actually Ferrari have been doing quite well overall in the last 20 years. Except for 2019 they were in the top 3 of the championship consistently, ok only one title since Schumacher, which isn't enough, but overall it isn't bad either. And in the years of Binotto, they've come closer to the top than in most of those years. But something needed to be done to fix the mistakes happening in the team with strategy, communication and more.
As for Vasseur, I really like him, but he is not the heavy weight needed for the whirlpool that Ferrari is, at least not alone. I hope for Vasseur with Brawn as an advisor on his side, that would put enough weight in the bucket to turn things around. But if they don't follow up on Binotto with something strong, getting rid of him was the wrong choice.
No championships for 15 years is not acceptable.
@@suprashank McLaren is a bigger failure yet you lot don't criticize them
* 2 titles since Schumacher dude
@@suprashank May I remind you about how Mclaren hasn't won any title since 2008, had the Ferrari spygate on 2007, and before that the team was coming from having a really unreliable bad motor from 1995 to 2006 and otherwise having their other last title until way back to 1991 even tho they exist since 1966?
Then we also have Renault, which has history with F1 since 1977, since then they were winning just an average of about 2 races per season, then they were cose to winning the championship in 984, but then they quit in 1986, came back in 2002, got 2 titles with Alonso, then not being able to even win a miserable race again until Japan 2008 (we won't count the crashgate), became lotus and won some races but stil being midfield, became Renault again in 2016, and not being to win any race until 2021
And don't get me started with Williams as well, they won some championships since existing from 1977 onwards, then they've had a really bad time since 1999, and had their last win with Maldonado, and otherwise their other last victory is from 2004, courtesy from Montoya, and now look at them, that's what I call *S U C C E S S ! ! !*
Yet no one complains about them being even more incompetent than Ferrari, so in comparison, the Italians have done a way better job at keeping the legacy
@@Firemarioflower Raikkonen and? Please name the second. I'm curious, because there isn't one.
This was as expected as georges move to merc
Hopefully things get better. If not, replacing Binotto might just reveal/engender a more ingrained structural problem for the team, which could cost Ferrari's advantages in current gen regulation. Reformation is not simple, especially in a team with such "legacy" on their shoulders.
2017 and 2018 were much much closer to a title, despite having nowhere as many pole positions. Since Binotto got on board, not only were there cheating scandals and everything, it's been blunder after blunder.
Exactly, people forget those years under Arrivabene, but now, since he resigned for Juve, maybe he can come back to Ferrari?
I feel sad so right now Binotto leaving for Ferrari already 😔👍
He should be put down to the engineering role again. He was the one who helped with the dominance of the schumi era so he has experience in it
Why? I’m not a Ferrari fan but I can’t see why. He may have not been open to constructive criticism but his role was to get Ferrari back to their race winning potential. Just because they won most at the start created false hope for the championship. I think he did a great job!
Ignoring his shenanigans, binotto is a fantastic engineer, if RBPT or Mercedes get a hold of him, then the engines are gonna be warp drives
I think it is good that Binotto will not longer be the principal, but I think leaving completely is bad for the team. I think best case for the team is move Binotto to a more technical role rather than big picture.
Since he was one of the ones against the tie up between Red Bull and Porsche, what about Christian Horner? I know it's super unlikely, but (for example) if Mateschitz's heirs and investors try and resurrect the deal and Ferrari offer him a free hand to rebuild the team in his image, I could see him being tempted. Afterall, he's been with Red Bull for a long time, built them into a dominant force from the midfield, rebuilt them into a double championship winning team,and the only thing he hasn't achieved is a 1-2 finish in the driver's championship. Might the challenge of bringing glory back to the biggest, most storied name on the grid appeal to him?
Again, extremely unlikely, but boy would it be a hell of a story I'd love to see play out.
Ferrari have a chronic turnover problem. They've been through so so so many TPs in the last decade, while RB and Merc have had consistency and stability. Binotto finally had the car development side of the team working well, I honestly think that if they'd stuck with him a bit longer he could have brought improvements to the strategy and general track-side teams too. Swapping out yet again is just going to stir things up and muddy the water all over again. Bad move imo.
It did happen before tho and in worst, i refer to the gap between 1979 Scheckters ttle and 2000 Schumacher...
As someone who is the same age as Binotto, I’ll always be jealous of his magnificent barnet!
I'm not even half the age, and I too am jealous of his magnificent 🅱arnet
I don’t think it’s clear that Ferrari “removed” Binotto. If that was the case, they’d have a replacement for him actually lined up, even if not fully signed yet. The messaging would be we’ll announce the successor soon, not next year. I think it was a bit more mutual, with Binotto not feeling the support he needs anymore, and Ferrari was already on the fence and maybe willing to give him maybe a year, but things broke down further, and they split.
This is ultimately a bad good thing. If Binotto could have fixed the errors that occurred this year, Ferrari seemed like they’d still be in the fight. Now that they need to get a new person up to speed on top of fixing things, I think next year will be a poorer one for it, probably with lots of upheaval in the team, but potentially better for the longer term.
4:03 "I personally think he fits very well"
remember that line from Matt for the near future usage 😉
They just choose the wrong man for the job
He achieved all his goals set for the reason... The main goal was to be back at front fighting for wins, which they did.
If someone has to be sacked that is the strategists, Binotto can go to the technical side in Ferrari rather than going to a different team for the same role.
I have a friend that actually has Ferrari stock. He filed a complaint with the SEC today claiming that he was mislead by their official twitter statement that the rumors that Binotto would be replaced were false. This is similar to the 420 quote of Elon Musk that got him into trouble with the SEC...
I see a team that made a lot of progression. 2020: 7th, 2021: 3th (close battle with McLaren, far behind power houses Mercedes and Red Bull) and 2nd in 2022. I don't see how the removal of Binotto prevents the mistakes from this year. Was it really his fault that Ferrari refused a appoint a first driver? Were the strategic mistake for him to blame? Of course it was his fault that the pitcrew made so many mistakes (think back to Brazil qualifying)?
Binotto was strongly improving the team and in the last few races they really cleaned up their act in terms of mistakes from the team.
Time will tell, but I don't think this is a good thing for the team...
DtS producers be punching the air with ceaseless headlines
Totally agree that Toto is a strong leader! I'm a big Scuderia fan, but I work for one of the Mercs sponsor, and I was able to participate in a meeting with Toto. We need someone like him in Scuderia!
I saw a joke about Seb being a team principal for Ferrari, and I just have to say that anything would be an upgrade at this point, so they should just go for it
Short term, it will be painful for the team, team direction won't be changed overnight. Longer term, if the rumours are true, it could pave the way for truly some of the best people in motorsport, not just within Italy's borders, making Ferrari the winning force it has been in the past
Just one little thing 🤏
The total races this year were 22, not 23
2:12 it's not mad, it's sports heritage (and italian incompetence)
Like you alluded to it always just seemed like the Peter Principle at play, the guy got promoted too high into a position he wasn’t suited to.
I honestly think Rob Smedley would be a decent shout for that position at some point. Maybe not just yet, but putting him in as a technical director or something so he can sit along side Vasseur for a couple of seasons. He would be a great future investment. Definitely has the right mentality for it.
WHAT A PREDICTION! Who's here after the announcement on Fred Vasseur?
Me and I'm so satisfied
Remember with Ferrari no means yes.
Oh god yes, Vasseur would be both top notch banter and managing.
I think he should still have some role in terms of the car as they have progressed a lot with that under him
Also it was not their best chance yet.
For me is bad we go back to starting from the bottom..we have to rebuild again... rumours say that more people from factory will leave...so we starting from beginning...also if vasseur is the next team principal we getting a guy who is at best the same level as Mattia...so as usual we f@cked again we are just a big mess...i will just get ready for more pain...15 YEARS OF PAIN AND WE KEEP GOING 😔
I think that finger wagging is misunderstood, he's Mediterranean he may very well used it as to motivate Leclerc as in "don't feel bad that you lost that race , you were amazing..." sort of way.
I’m Italian and here there’s been a lot of animosity towards Binotto recently, with lots of people calling out Ferrari for not sacking him…
…but to me it’s always been Ferrari’s fault. He’s an engineer and a good one too, and he should have stuck to that and not be forced into a role he wasn’t experienced in and that would waste time and energy he should have devoted to his engineering job only.
Your chief engineer should do just that, not waste time with PR bs, the media and such. They had to find someone to fill that role ages ago and they didn’t, and now they’re firing him like it’s his fault.
To make an opposite example imagine if Wolff and Horner, which are clearly good at running the team, had to stop everything to go back to the factory to develop the car just because they’re already team principals…it makes no sense, but us Italians are great at handling things in the dumbest way possible.
I'm curious to see who will replace Binotto
You misspelled 'strotegy' on your script.
The top dog always gets the ax as a result of poor total performance. It's just a matter of business. He needed to make better choices in key positions. Engineers often don't perform well in CEO positions because they tend to silo their focus. CEOs can't do that. Has to depend on his subordinates.
And yet Red Bull stuck with Christian Horner after losing, what, 8 consecutive to Mercedes and some below Ferrari too? Maybe when the team leadership is stupidly shortsighted the leader gets the ax immediately for poor performance despite things trending in a positive direction.
i knew he would need to go after he said something about the needing to be bold with the strategy, and thats why they failed. thats deflecting, and bad for any leadership.
The teams that finished 4-10 (maybe not Alpine since their car is sort of fast and Binotto is not that good at keeping cars from exploding) should get on their hands and knees and beg him to work on their cars.
He absolutely won't, but I really want him to go make the Hass work. More likely he'll do something respectable, maybe work on engines for Audi.
Best news ever but only issue now is who's worthy to be the next team principal
It doesn’t matter who they bring as new team principal. The problem with ferrari is that they do so much micromanagement. If you want the team to succeed have the team principal make all the decisions. Anyone who comes as their team principal has to always get personal from ferrari ceo.
Now the bad plot twist, Iñaki Rueda becomes the new team principal after being the chief of strategies
From a management perspective it is a good move, however ferrari is gonna dip in car performance now, Mattia Binotto was the best engine designer on the grid, and 2nd best aerdynamic desifgner after adrian newey
Vasseur looks like a friendly Ron Dennis.
It's a start. But the rest of the pitwall needs to be replaced as well. Or as RPM suggested, "fire all the Italians". I mean, he may be on to something when you consider the last time Ferrari won a championship with an Italian team boss was in the 1970s.
this season was ferrari's best chance of winning a title and they messed it up and Binotto is to take some of that blame. Red Bull and Merc had a bad start to the season then ferrari strategy kicked in and everything went downhill for ferrari
IMO, it's a very good thing that he's not team principal. He wasn't all bad; the car was great, and the reliability issues are fine due to the engine freeze only allowing 'reliability improvements'. But his flat out rejection of any team errors left much to be desired. I get that the Italian media doesn't take kindly to admitting errors, but most Ferrari fans aren't in Italy and they ignored the elephant in the room even though it was actively trampling them in plain sight.
The drivers' engineers weren't paying attention to the race when they called for pits, the team made /terrible/ strategy decisions, the pit crew was never fast and had several costly mistakes. The drivers did make mistakes, but almost always it was because they had to push hard; they couldn't depend on team strategy to get them wins, unlike Merc or RB drivers. I mean, Ferrari didn't clinch P2 in the constructors despite having a car that averaged something like 7/10ths faster in quali and 4/10ths in race. Binotto lead for a fast car...but now its time for someone that will make sure the team doesn't hold the drivers back.
We all loved his acting as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters... Uh wasn't him?
He wasn't team principal material imho but the strategy director should also go. Binotto is a loyal Ferrari man though, so I'd be surprised if he wasn't offered a role elsewhere in the company.
Definitely necessary, though I would have liked to see their strategist replaced as well at the very least.
Sainz face at 1:48 😭
The fact the second half of the season they didnt win once was the death knell for Binotto. Couldnt develop the car to keep being competitive and if you wanna win championships then you need a good development program that can compete to the end of the year
Matt, i think your off your head. ' Its mad to think they aint won a championship since 2007'' Erm, we waited 21 years after Shechter.
This guy, has been laughed at non stop for 3 years. Yet the the team has only improved under his leadership. Was there for 28 years, massive knowledge now lost (Just as they did with Costa, who then went to Mercedes and help them build the best engine). I agree he could have been better placed as head of engineering, but they (the big bosses - same ones who are there now) got rid of Arrivabene exactly because there was apparently a gap between who should or could lead the team.
Things take time, they could have played their cards differently here. If you are not bringing in Wolff or Horner, i don't see a better TP out there. Binotto built a young team, especially the Strategy team basically all new; they knew they would have reliability issues, it was all part of the plan - you cant change the engines, but you can imrove them for reliability all the way and through 2025. So, say whatever you want but your about as Ferrarista as a shortbread biscuit. safe.
Binotto's career this last few weeks
Ferrari : Box! Box! Box!
Ferrari : Stay out! Stay out!
this all fighting for titles reminds me of Lotus or Brabham or even Tyrrell and other teams that were great back then that were replaced by mclaren and williams mainly .... now it is red bull and mercedes era and ferrari are still at the end of the stick and 15 years is already too much for them in their history ... mclaren williams are now mid at best too so i think its just natural progression and changing of the guard in the course of history with ferrari lurking in the background
"consistently fought for most of the year"
Hey Carlos get in touch with Mr G.Russell in how to forward a resume
more than ever it will be Team Suderia Leclerc
i recon Brawn should take the spot, given his history with the team, he knows what they are actually capabe of and where they should be, however, i also recon Vettel should take over because he knows how the driver think aswell, lets just hpoe for a duel leadership from them both haha
"You'll see me next year......
...as a fan"
Matt, thanks for keeping it 100 about Ferrari.
Get Fernando as team principal and Kimi as the engineer. Wins galore after that.
Lec and Sainz are at their party of the year ⭐🤙
Binnotto should have never been made team principal in the first place. He is a great engine engineer and probably made the best engine for these regulations, which remains to be seen (if they fix its reliability next year so they can run it at 100%). That being said Inaki Rueda and Laurent Mekies deserved to go before him. What they need is someone who will put Leclerc as a clear #1 driver and also new people at the helm of race strategy, race engineering, race preparation, etc. No doubt they will have a good car next year, but will they be able to put all the other pieces together it remains to be seen. If they had the Mercedes team structure at Ferrari this year, I have no doubt that with this car they would have at least fought until the final race of the season in both WDC and WCC. They need to sort that team structure once and for all because it will not matter how good the car and the drivers are.
The good o'l vote of confidence never seem to pan out 😂
I think Binotto should stay on the team to at least work as engineer but they do need a strong leader to be a face along Leclare and Sinez. I think Gunther from Haas would be a good replacement. He has the talent but needs a stronger team to work for.
Binotto isn't the one who really needed firing, that would be their whole strategy team.
Though having said that, Ferrari cannot possibly hope to improve when their leader is someone who denies they have any major problems whatsoever.
Ferrari was wrong in making him TP in place of Arrivabene in the first place.
But I think Fred is also a delicate character. I think Maurizio Arrivabene would be able to get the team back on track, even though I don’t like the guy all that much
Their problems start at the top and go all the way down .
Damn, 23 races, 12 pole positions and only 4 wins!? Damn!
4:10 Ferrari is having the success they 100% "deserve". That is the point of competition.
All kinds of things change if they had been able to take advantage of all those poles: they win more of those first ten, then Charles is locked with Max to win the WDC and Ferrari works harder to upgrade their car and keep him in the fight. When they started falling impossibly behind, they sent plenty of their guns to 2023 and kind of like…. gave up on 2022 🤷🏼♂️ no other way to say it.
Even tho Ferrari's problems are beyond binotto, he backed up those problems on the public eye
Nice of WTF1 to forget that Russia was canceled, which meant there was only nine races after the summer break…