Scuderia Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto has backed Sebastian Vettel but at the same time he admitted that managing the fight between the quadruple world champion and Charles Leclerc will be challenging.
“Of course as team boss now I have to manage the drivers, and that was not the case before,” he told Speed Week.
“But I think it’s even a good thing, because it’s important to have the right fighting spirit in the team, and that includes the drivers,” Mattia Binotto explained, as reported by the German media on Thursday.
But at present, Sebastian Vettel who is in greater need of support than Charles Leclerc, after being criticized for the mistake at the Bahrain International Circuit last Sunday:
“For the driver, it is important to feel the confidence of the team,” Mattia Binotto acknowledged. “We give everything to make him feel good. But more important than that, in my opinion, is a strong car. After all, everything works better with a good and fast car. It also has to be a car that suits him,” – Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto concluded.
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