“With Sebastian a cycle ends for Ferrari, but the respect for him will remain high” – Mattia Binotto. Binotto on Seb's exit.

Speaking at the Motor Valley Fest, Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto reflected on Sebastian Vettel’s exit and the signing of Carlos Sainz for the 2021 Formula One season:

“With Sebastian a cycle ends. I think he is a person I admire and whom I think of highly, both as a person and as a professional and driver. The respect for him will remain high. I think in these last weeks, the work changed, not only from an economic point of view, but also technically/sporting. New challanges await us. It will be a long journey. Difficult but I believe that we are creating the foundation of the future. It means having a certain perspective that we discussed about with Sebastian, on which we may not have had the same goals, also on the short-term or whatever.” – Mattia Binotto explained.

About the signing of Carlos Sainz: “I think Carlos is a great addition to our team, a very smart guy, a great driver. Young but with already 5 seasons completed. He has experience. He always completed very good seasons. He is a solid driver, reliable. He brings home points during the race, he fights. I think that for us he is a great driver to put along to the pure talent of Charles, which we want to make grow and win.” – the Ferrari boss concluded.