the president of ferrari, John Elkanngave an interview to ‘Gazetta dello Sport’ where he showed his confidence and support for Team Principal, Mattia Binotto, although at the same time he emphasized that the team “still makes a lot of mistakes” and urges improvement in all areas. This Saturday, Mattia himself spoke about these words at the official conference of team managers, recognizing the points that the Scuderia must continue. In turn, he identified a striking phrase that left Elkannensures that Leclerc was on pole to win the World Championship with Ferrari before the 2026, without putting Sainz in such a position by not identifying him. Binotto wanted to clarify these statements, making it clear that his two riders will have the same opportunities from the start in the next courses as they can both fight for the title.
“Ferrari has made a lot of progress in recent years to compete for the title, but we still need to improve reliability and racing techniques. We are all working to help this gap by learning from our mistakes. Ending the season well is important”, he commented on the step forward made by the team this year, even if it was not enough to beat Red Bull.
“We know that we have the support of our president, we don’t need to read it in the newspapers. When he expresses support publicly it’s more for the public than the team, knowing how much they support us. We are in constant contact with Elkann”, he added about the public message of his president.
STRATEGIES AND PILOTS
“We don’t have to assure the drivers after the mistakes of the team, because they are part of the team. They are part of the race strategy and it is important to keep them involved in the development, to maintain great confidence in what we are doing.
A LEADER BETWEEN TWO RIDER?
“It doesn’t mean that (that Ferrari has a leader between its two drivers). Charles (Leclerc) has been faster than Carlos this season, on average, and has made more poles. But the ambition of the two drivers is to win the title and I think Carlos is a strong driver, he showed it in the past and this year, he scores a lot of points on Sunday, he’s learning and he’s fast too. It’s fair that as a team we give them of equality at the beginning of the season, and if during the course there is a need, we will choose who has more options to win.
TOMORROW BY MICK SCHUMACHER
“Mick Schumacher’s future at the Ferrari Drivers Academy? This guy has shown progress, in a few races we will sit down with him and Haas and decide his future.
COLTON HERTA AND THE SUPER LICENSE
Herta in F1 without a Super License? I don’t think there could be a greater force to give him too much license, although I think he has all the skills to be in F1.
ROBERT SCHWARTZMAN
Schwarzman? He is a fantastic driver and will do well in F1. It’s too bad he doesn’t have a seat.”
Source: La Verdad
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