Bernie Ecclestone, the former chief executive of the Formula One Group, insists that Flavio Briatore should run the Ferrari team. That is the view of Bernie Ecclestone, the former F1 supremo who had close personal and business ties with the former Benetton and Renault chief. In conversation with the Daily Mail, the Briton had a few interesting things to say about the Italian outfit
“He has won a couple of world championships with Renault and is incredibly competent,” Ecclestone, 89, told Germany’s Sport Bild.
Ecclestone has previously criticised Binotto’s management style, questioning whether the Italian is aggressive enough to poach staff from other teams.
Referring to Flavio Briatore, the sport’s former chief executive said: “If he sees someone in another team that he can use for his team, he will find some way to get that person.” – he explained.
Speaking about team principal Mattia Binotto, Ecclestone believes that he is not the right man to lead a team of Ferrari’s calibre. He thinks that since Binotto is an engineer, he is not the right fit. Ecclestone affirmed, “They need someone in there who can make people understand that when you say something it happens. Not maybe. Or a discussion.”
“I would have got Flavio Briatore to run Ferrari. Flavio would do what he always did with Benetton and Renault: he’d steal the best people from other teams. The problem is that in the end, Flavio would have let people think Ferrari belonged to him.” – he concluded.
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