The bomb has been dropped. Based on what has been reported in the last few hours, il role by Mattia Binotto at the wheel of Ferrari is increasingly at risk. In fact, it is not excluded that the team principal could be fired at the end of the season.
Binotto takes risks
This morning several sports newspapers reported that Ferrari decided to remove at the end of the season Binotto from the role of team principal. Based on this news, Abu Dhabi should be Binotto's last race driving the car red. The great collapse of the second part of the season, in which Ferrari risks moving from the possible title to third place in the constructors' category, made the managers of the Prancing Horse turn up a bit. In the last Grand Prix, the choice of mounting the intermediates to Leclerc in qualifying it proved to be the last of many unfortunate mistakes seen during this year.
Ferrari denies: "Unfounded rumors"
When this news was disseminated, it was not done however, wait for the response of Ferrari who, through their official social channels, declared.
"Press release from the Scuderia Ferrari:
In relation to the speculations that appeared in some press organs regarding the position of the Team Principal of the Scuderia, Mattia Binotto, Ferrari communicates that these are totally unfounded rumors".
Binotto stays, for now…
Currently therefore Mattia Binotto remains, even firmly, Ferrari team principal and will be ready to lead his team in the last round of the season in Abu Dhabi this weekend.
