Binotto on farewell to Ferrari: “I could still give something”

Binotto and Ferrari Mattia Binotto joined Ferrari in 1995 as an engine engineer for the test team, gradually climbing positions until he was appointed team principal in 2019, replacing Maurizio Arrivabene.
His experience managing the racing department lasted four seasons, intense years full of ups and downs that pushed John Elkann to relieve him of his duties at the end of 2022 and replace him with the current team principal Frederic Vasseur. The results of Binotto’s Ferrari YearPlacementVictoriesPodesPoles20192°319920206°03020213°05220222°42012 The Mattia Binotto regrets not bringing the world championship back to Maranello and it is natural that the role of team principal is the most precarious one in the entire organization chart of an F1 team. After a 2022 that began with the great illusion of a Ferrari that had won 2 of the first 3 races of a season of regulatory revolution, the Red team was unable to keep up with Red Bull – which gradually introduced increasingly important updates that gave it the title with three races to spare. We were therefore saying that Binotto was relieved of his duties at the end of the championship. In a recent interview with La Stampa, the current Audi team principal returned to the topic: “My biggest disappointment? Having split at a certain point, I think there was still something to be able to give. There were many beautiful moments: the first days in the company, Alesi’s first victory in Canada in 1995, the Schumacher era. But I prefer to look forward.”

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2026-06-30 10:30:00