Ferrari president trusts Binotto but warns: “Too many mistakes”

In ferrari away from red bull in the fight for the title of drivers and constructors, after a year in which the Italians started to dominate and fell as the course progressed due to the efficiency and perfection of a team like Red Bull, due to their own mistakes in the strategy, reliability and stop, the transalpine team thinks to succeed at home. It is about saving the pride of a team that has improved a lot compared to last year, won 4 races again so far in 2022, but at the same time, still shows many shortcomings. Ferrari know that a win at home, in front of their fans, can save their season, and they will try with all their might. There will be a president of ferrari, John Elkannlike him President of the Republic Italian, Sergio Mattarellaand with the team, thousands of tifosi will fill the stands in support of their team.

definitely, John Elkann granted in an interview with ‘Gazetta dello Sport’ where he wants to end the rumors of a possible farewell to Mattia Voted after the team’s many failures in this campaign. Elkann recognizes the engineer who comes from Switzerland for his work in returning the team to the fight for everyone and shows his confidence in the team leader, who strengthens him in his position in front of all the Italians, in case there is any doubt.

“I feel very confident and grateful for the work done by Mattia Binotto and all our engineers. But there is no doubt that the work in Maranello, in the pits, on the wall and behind the wheel needs to mature.” Elkann said, dispelling any doubts about the future of Ferrari’s Team Principal.

But on the other hand, he wants to send a warning to all team members: Everyone must improve. “We have to keep growing and this is for the mechanics, for the engineers, for the drivers, and of course for the whole management, including the team manager.” We have seen it in reliability, in driving, in strategy… There are still too many mistakes. Trusting Binotto and his team was the right choice and it paid off. Thanks to them we became competitive and won again. But I’m not satisfied because I think we can always do better.”he added.

“This year we are competitive, as I predicted two years ago. And we managed to turn this competitiveness into success. Finally, we have returned 4 times to the top step of the podium. And behind the victories have good teamwork” , asserts Elkann, who wants to emphasize that the team is not as bad as shown by some mistakes in terms of pit stops.

“In professional sport, it’s the details that make the difference. In 2020, 48% of our pit stops were less than 3″ for an average of 2″ 75. In the first 15 grands prix this year, 70% were less at 3″ and the average is 2″6”, he indicated.

Will Ferrari win the World Cup again before 2026?

The new F1 machines will perform from the year 2026. Before, Elkann is confident that the Italian team will win the title again in the coming years:

“Our goal is to be competitive first and foremost. If you are not competitive, you have no margins, while you can work on reliability. That’s why I am confident that, between now and 2026, Ferrari will once again win a constructors’ championship and a drivers’ championship.. And Charles Leclerc is in pole position. We are lucky to have two great drivers behind the wheel, probably the strongest couple in Formula One.”