Scuderia Ferrari had an unprecedented mediocre season last year. The Italian side did not manage to win a single race, was only on the podium a few times and finished in a disappointing sixth position in the constructors’ championship. A stark contrast to the 2019 Formula 1 season, in which the Italian racing team was even unapproachable for a number of races.
For Ferrari the problems began after the mysterious settlement with the international motorsport association (FIA) in the run-up to the 2020 season. Exactly what the Scuderia did with the engine will probably be will remain a mystery for a long time. The fact is that things went a lot less after the settlement.
Given the almost unchanged regulations and therefore virtually unchanged cars, 2021 does not bode well for Ferrari. Many would be surprised if Ferrari keep team principal Mattia Binotto in the saddle despite the poor results, but the decline of the Scuderia has started much earlier, says Ferrari insider Leo Turrini on his blog Quotidiano.
“The current situation is the result of the mistakes Ferrari has made over the past ten years,” writes Turrini. “It’s up to Mattia Binotto to turn the tide and reverse the downward spiral. It would be neither fair nor right to appoint him as the scapegoat for Ferrari’s decline.”
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Leo Turrini also opened a book about current Ferrari CEO John Elkann, who took over from Louis Camilleri in December. “John Elkann doesn’t like racing, and he has every right to do so. He can still be a good chairman and director for Ferrari, as long as he surrounds himself with the right assistants who make up for his lack of passion for racing.”
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