By deciding to again change the head of the Formula 1 Racing Division, with Mattia Binotto leaving at the end of the year and Frederic Vasseur replacing him starting with 2023, Scuderia Ferrari gets put “back three years”. This is the view of former racing driver from Germany, Christian Danner, who competed in Formula 1 between 1985 and 1989.
Following two seasons without fighting for victories, Scuderia Ferrari focused mainly on the new rules and regulation introduced this season, hoping to return to winning ways. And it seemed to work out for the Maranello team, as Charles Leclerc secured two victories in the first three rounds of the 2022 Formula 1 season, as expectations were raised not only in Maranello but amongst Ferrari’s Tifosi. But it was just an illusion for the Italian side, who did not manage to build on the solid start and took just two more race wins during the year, without being able to challenge Red Bull for the titles.
While Mattia Binotto pointed out from the beginning that Ferrari was not ready to fight for the championships, the series of strategic errors, operational mistakes and poor power unit reliability led to him handing in his resignation a few weeks ago, being aware that the senior management wanted to remove him from his position.
The Scuderia have confirmed on Tuesday that Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur will replace Mattia Binotto, as the French manager will start his new job on January 9.
Yet Christian Danner thinks the Maranello team did not make the right call:
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“There is a magic word in Formula 1, how to be successful, and that means continuity,” he said in an interview for AvD Motor & Sport magazine from Sport1 – “Even if things aren’t going so well, it’s better to analyse the problems, maybe even restructure them, but to continue working within a large structure. I fear that Mattia Binotto’s departure will set Ferrari back three years.” – the former racing driver from Germany added.
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