Scuderia Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto admitted that he is not worried about his future with the Maranello team despite the recent reports from the Italian media claiming the Italian side may have already signed his replacement for the 2023 season.
Speaking in the team principals’ press office on Saturday morning, Mattia Binotto confirmed that had discussed the situation with the Ferrari chairman and sees no reason to worry for his job. “I’m pretty relaxed,” said the Italian, who returned to the paddock this weekend after being absent in Brazil – “The reason why I’m relaxed is that I always have open, frank and constructive discussions with my bosses, with my chairman, not only on the short-term but on the medium and the long-term. If I look back at the season – yes, we had a few ups and downs, we are not the best yet, the fastest car on track – but I think we achieved our main objective, which was to be back, to be competitive in that new era of the 2022 cars. If I look at the way we started the season, I think no-one in the room would ever have imagined Ferrari to be so fast at the start of the season. That is proving the team has worked very well though difficult moments as 2020-21. We remain united. I think it is a team which is not only worked well but proved to be capable. Yes, there are still a lot of things we need to progress, weaknesses have been shown, but we will try to address them. Everyone back at the factory is focused on 2023, trying to improve. Furthermore, I think this season has been outstanding in terms of pole positions, or qualifying pace.” – Mattia Binotto said during Saturday’s press conference.
Later in the day, Mattia Binotto was also interviewed by Sky Sports. Here is his full interview:
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