Evolutionary Ferrari 2019 F1 car has ‘extreme’ solutions – Mattia Binotto. Binotto spent the last two-and-a-half years as Ferrari’s Chief Technical Officer.

At the 2019 Ferrari car launch, Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto said the new car is “not a revolution”. He suggested the team have just built on the work completed last year as the Italian looks forward to his first race as team principal after replacing Maurizio Arrivabene.

“This car is a development of last year’s car, it’s not a revolution. We’ve tried to push the bar, try to be some extreme as we could,” Mattia Binotto said at the Ferrari launch.

The Ferrari car was lifted through the floor after the crowd was shown historical footage. Joining Mattia Binotto on stage were drivers Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel. Mattia Binotto spent the last two-and-a-half years as Ferrari’s Chief Technical Officer, overseeing an improvement in form that resulted in six wins and the runner-up spot last season. It was its most successful campaign in the decade since it last claimed either of Formula 1’s world titles.

“Obviously there are a few changes which are straightforward, there is the front wing that for technical regulations has changed since last time. But I think if you look at it in all the details certainly we tried to push very hard. The roll hoop is very narrow and very slim. If you look as well at the bodywork on the back it’s very, very slim. That is thanks to the entire job – which you cannot see because it’s below – in terms of power unit installation, packaging. A lot of effort has been done and I think the final shape is the result of all this effort. We like it.” – Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto concluded.