Will Mattia Binotto find the way out?

The Scuderia around Sebastian Vettel, who was forced to leave, which was so badly left behind this season, took photos of the 1000th race in the premier class of motorsport in mid-September on the company's own circuit in Mugello. Ferrari can then reminisce about 16 constructors’ titles and 15 drivers’ championships. Formula 1 is doing something similar when it celebrates the 70th anniversary of its first Grand Prix this weekend. Ferrari and team boss Mattia Binotto simply don't have more than precious retrospectives in this Corona emergency season. At the beginning of last year, the jovial man with the fuzzy head and thick-rimmed Harry Potter glasses prevailed in the internal competition against then team boss Maurizio Arrivabene. The technical director Binotto became the team boss Binotto. Nevertheless, he remained the top technology boss and thus received an astonishing amount of power. The development speaks against Binotto However, the development of the current car has led Ferrari to a dead end. The showpiece of 2018 and 2019, the engine, has lost dramatic performance. The competition therefore accuses the Scuderia of cheating. The Italians are not competing for victories this year. Vettel's stable rival Charles Leclerc's two podium finishes this year are the maximum. Ferrari boss John Elkann recently spoke to Binotto in the Journal of Sport expressed his “full trust”. His team boss “has all the skills and characteristics to start a new winning cycle,” said Elkann. However, such successes are out of the question before the rule revolution for the 2022 season. Binotto, who was born to Italian parents in Lausanne, Switzerland, knows Ferrari inside and out. After studying at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, he joined Scuderia. As an engine engineer, Binotto was also involved in Michael Schumacher's title series from 2000 to 2004. In this very lousy year, of all times, it is his 25th company anniversary. “There is no panacea” Mattia binotto “I know that the position comes with a lot of responsibility,” Binotto once said, “but the pressure comes more from outside than from within.” Consistency is important to him. “We know we need patience. There are no panaceas.” When things don't work, it's particularly difficult at Ferrari James Allison knows the Scuderia's special requirements. The Mercedes technical director himself worked twice for the chronically agitated racing team. “All the sympathy and joy that the whole country shares with Ferrari when there are successes can turn into the heaviest burden and great pressure when things don't go as desired,” the Briton once described. Added to this is the very hierarchical, vertical management structure. “This can lead to the team making short-term decisions or even being misled, instead of laying a strong foundation that can be built on year after year,” explained Allison, who has achieved such long-term development in an exemplary manner with Mercedes. The tone becomes harsher Binotto has sharpened his tone. The retirement of Vettel for McLaren man Carlos Sainz from the coming season was a sign. Binotto recently warned the workforce that every employee must question their work. Consequences? Not excluded. The question time led to the creation of a new performance development department headed by the previous aerodynamics boss Enrico Cardile. “We are trying to lay the foundation to initiate a winning cycle,” said Binotto and warned: “But it will take time and will also bring with it setbacks.” Ferrari has already had enough of these recently.

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Will Mattia Binotto find the way out?

Ferrari currently only finds support in its history. Before the Formula 1 anniversary event in England, the traditional team with the rearing horse in its logo had a film day at the Silverstone Circuit.

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