Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has been enjoying some downtime since the conclusion of the 2022 Formula 1 season, after having been in Saudi Arabia supporting his father in the Dakar Rally. Sainz’s father, rally legend Carlos Sainz Sr, was actually involved in a horrific crash which saw the Spaniard flip over, resulting in two broken
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Red Bull boss Christian Horner, Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack and former Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto have all expressed their belief that retired four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel has what it takes to make the switch from driver to team manager, with the German being a “great people person”. Over recent years, Vettel was
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Christian Horner, Mike Krack and Mattia Binotto have all backed Sebastian Vettel to return to Formula 1 in the future, but in some sort of management role given that he’s a “great people person”. Vettel retired at the end of 2022 following a 15-year career in Formula 1, with his debut having been made at
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Former Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto will not be seen in a working role within the Formula 1 paddock in 2023, following reports that he’s been paid extra by the Italians to take a year off. The report comes from Formu1a.uno, who are under the impression that Ferrari paid Binotto extra cash to double his
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The 2022 season can be looked at as a glass half full or half empty for Ferrari, such is the relativity of success and failure in Formula 1. On the bright side, the Scuderia went from a potential podium challenge in 2021 to a team capable of consistently winning races the year later, however it
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2022 should have been a year of resurgence and celebration for Ferrari as the team came flying out of the blocks in F1’s new era, but in the end it was nothing but disappointment for the Scuderia. A one-two finish in Bahrain while boasting the fastest car on the grid led fans to believe this
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2023 will represent a fresh start for Ferrari once again, with former Alfa Romeo team principal Frederic Vasseur taking on the poisoned chalice from Mattia Binotto, who resigned as team boss following the conclusion of the season. Binotto, to his credit, has worked wonders with the Maranello-based side during his four-year stint as team principal,
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Rene Arnoux has labelled Mattia Binotto’s behaviour whilst he was Ferrari’s team principal as “intolerable”, with the Frenchman admitting he has never been on “Binotto’s side”. Binotto has endured a mixed four-year spell as the Italians team principal, with his time as the side’s boss and at Ferrari as a whole having
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Following Mattia Binotto’s departure as Ferrari team principal, ex-Formula 1 driver Giedo van der Garde has given an insight into what former Alfa Romeo boss Frederic Vasseur is like to work with, with the Frenchman switching to Maranello in 2023. Van der Garde worked with Vasseur during his junior racing days, meaning he has a
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Despite starting the season with a stunning one-two finish in Bahrain, Ferrari’s 2022 season has to be considered a failure as the team finished as runners up in both championships. Max Verstappen and Red Bull were given a clear path to championship glory are Ferrari repeatedly shot themselves in the foot with a catalogue of
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