Ferrari officially announces farewell to Mattia Binotto

It was an open secret, but it became official this Tuesday. The Ferrari team has released a statement announcing that it has accepted the resignation of Mattia Binotto.so he leaves his duties as team leader.

“Ferrari has announced that it has accepted the resignation of Mattia Binotto, who will step down as Team Principal of Scuderia Ferrari on December 31st.“I would like to thank him for his tremendous contributions over the last 28 years at Ferrari, and in particular for leading the team to a competitive position over the past year,” the letter begins.

For his part, Binotto assured him that he had decided.”It concludes the collaboration with Ferrari. I’m leaving a company I love for 28 years with the peace of mind that I’ve done all I can. to achieve the set goals. I leave a united and growing team. A strong team ready to achieve the highest goals and I wish them every success in the future. ”

For weeks, the Italian press speculated about Binotto’s breakup Because of the lack of trust in him by the president of the automobile company, John Elkann.

Rumors of his departure from the Prancing Horse team grew at the end of the season, which had just ended at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The day before the race, the ‘main team’ seemed relaxed about their situation as team leader.

Binotto, who has a contract running until the end of 2023, would have told his close friends at the last GP: He was “too tired to continue working in a critical situation within the company”.

The best-sounding alternative to Binotto is that of Frenchman Frédéric Vasseur.Alfa Romeo’s current team manager, but ‘Corriere della Sera’ also said it would be Benedetto Vigna to temporarily take charge of Gestione Sportiva until an agreement with the French is reached. I am pointing out.

At the moment, Ferrari has announced that the process of appointing a new team principal for the Scuderia is underway. A final decision is expected at the beginning of the year.