Tuesday’s official confirmation that Mattia Binotto would be leaving his role as team principal of the Scuderia Ferrari F1 team at the end of the year arrived after two weeks of speculation he was being ushered towards the exit after 28 years of working for the Maranello team.
Scuderia Ferrari explained in the press release which marked Mattia Binotto’s departure official that the process to identify a new team principal was “underway” and “expected to be finalised in the new year.”
According to several reports in the Italian media, Alfa Romeo team boss Frederic Vasseur remains the number one favourite for the job, with the rumours first circulating a few weeks ago from sources within the Formula 1 paddock.
In the meanwhile, Scuderia Ferrari Spanish driver Carlos Sainz posted a message on his social media accounts after Mattia Binotto handed in his resignation as team principal:
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“Grazie Mattia. It’s been a pleasure to work alongside you to push the team and ourselves forward through thick and thin. Thanks for the great memories and moments we shared in and out of a racing track and all the best in your future endeavors!” – Carlos Sainz posted on Twitter.
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