Mocking Ferrari: “Even Formula 2 teams do it better”

The German works part-time as a Sky expert and, after the strange Formula 1 episode in Zandvoort, recommended that the Scuderia provide a breath of fresh air among the employees.

“We won’t replace people, that’s a direct response to Rosberg,” stressed Binotto after the Dutch Grand Prix. After all, in Formula 1 “stability is so important. We have great people on the team, we are a great team. I have no doubt about that.” The next faux pas Binotto maybe not. However, the number of doubters is likely to grow, not least in Italy. Charles Leclerc finally raced back onto the podium in Max Verstappen's home win on Sunday. However, teammate Carlos Sainz experienced what can happen to you at Ferrari when things aren't going well anyway. The mechanics forgot a wheel during the Spaniard's first pit stop. It took what felt like an eternity of more than twelve seconds before Sainz was able to accelerate again. The call to change the tires came late, Binotto defended the mechanics.

Team boss Mattia Binotto is being criticized again. © ANSA / CHRISTIAN BRUNA / POOL

An impact wrench also remained lying and Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez drove over it. Sainz later received a time penalty because he was said to have endangered another car in the pit lane. “Everything that could go against us also went against us,” said Sainz fatalistically after eighth place. “We just kept being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It was a very bad day.” “Even Formula 2 or Formula 3 teams do a better job with their strategy and pit stops than Ferrari.” Nico Rosberg Former Mercedes man Rosberg was amazed at the next bizarre Ferrari performance just a week before the emotional home game in Monza. “Even Formula 2 or Formula 3 teams do a better job with their strategy and their pit stops than Ferrari,” said the 2016 world champion. “At a certain point you have to start making some fundamental changes.” A lot of criticism before Monza Rosberg isn't entirely wrong. Something has to change at Ferrari. A racing team that was a serious challenger for Verstappen and Red Bull at the start of the season has now and again turned into something that Sebastian Vettel had to experience during his time at the Scuderia: a laughing stock. Driving errors, failing technology, strategy mishaps: Ferrari has a lot to offer this year too. “The Ferrari is a great car, but Ferrari manages it poorly,” he wrote Corriere dello Sport . “The Ferrari is a great car, but Ferrari manages it poorly” Corriere dello Sport In a chronically agitated environment, Binotto tries to remain calm. Jean Todt, who shaped an era at the Scuderia with Michael Schumacher, has long been considered a possible successor to him.

Will things get better in Monza? “I'm really looking forward to going there. We always have huge support,” said Leclerc, sounding confident, and then added much less confidently: “Unfortunately, on paper, our performance will be a little more difficult there than it was this weekend.”

Ferrari started the season strongly with Leclerc and was seen as a serious challenger to Red Bull. However, a series of mistakes, some of which were embarrassing, set the Scuderia far back. World champion Max Verstappen leads the championship standings before Ferrari's home game in Monza next weekend with 310 points ahead of Leclerc and his teammate Sergio Perez, who have the same number of points (201 each). “It is certainly a difficult moment,” admitted Binotto. “But we have to react in Monza.”

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Mocking Ferrari: “Even Formula 2 teams do it better”

A missing tire and a misplaced impact wrench: After another memorable Ferrari fiasco, team boss Mattia Binotto also had to deal with former world champion Nico Rosberg.

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