Winning a Grand Prix is a very memorable moment in every team member’s life. Ferrari, team boss Mattia Binotto, has luckily experienced a few such victories during his time in the sport. Moreover, he has a special spot for the victories that he has got in his career as the team principal.
He recently revealed a few pictures on one of the walls at his house, marking every Ferrari win that took place with him in the boss’ chair. Playing close attention, fans also noticed a very special detail about the memorabilia that he had put up.
Mattia Binotto and his wall of Ferrari memories
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Recently, in an interview with Canal+, Mattia Binotto revealed that he has a picture on his wall from every Ferrari victory. However, eagle-eyed fans spotted a tiny little detail on his wall. He had a picture of a hilarious incident from the past as well. It was from Canada in 2019 where Sebastian Vettel can be seen switching the P2 board from the front of his car to Lewis’s
Mattia told CANAL+ that like Jean Todt, he put a picture every time there is a Ferrari victory (look at the first picture 👀)
#ImolaGP pic.twitter.com/LGDUPVn3l6— tami. (@Vetteleclerc) April 23, 2022
The fans also loved the tradition, showering compliments and wishes in the comments section.
Let‘s hope the wall gets more pictures this year ❤️ pic.twitter.com/y2353jpeUU
— tami. (@Vetteleclerc) April 23, 2022
Some fans called out the Tifosi for holding grudges when they in the past have been reprimanded in the community for dragging the past.
You lot are the same guys that tell us to let go of Abu Dhabi btw
— ice (@lewiswdc) April 23, 2022
Other fans speculated about Vettel’s move away from Ferrari. They thought that Vettel’s switch to Aston was a decision by the upper hierarchy.
I really think that Binotto and the whole team wanted Seb to continue with them,but Elkman decided not to
— Ανδρέας Παπανδρέου (@andrpapandreou_) April 23, 2022
However, it is great to see the team sentiment embedded in the team boss. Such passion for the sport and love for the team is something that is ingrained in Ferrari employees and is a sight to behold.
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Canada 2019, the Vettel-Hamilton fiasco
Canada 2019 had some tempers flaring when it came to the ending of the race. A call made by the stewards saw Seb’s victory handed straight to title rival Lewis Hamilton. Naturally, Sebastian Vettel was unhappy with the decision. After the race, the German was livid and was seen moving the ‘1st’ and ‘2nd’ boards that denote the position.
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On the 22nd lap, he ran onto the grass and came back out on track in a risky manner. Vettel was penalized for the dangerous maneuver to which the German disagreed. However, this started quite the fiasco after the race when Vettel changed the boards. Many fans still share contrasting opinions about the incident.
Although the incident is from the years gone by, what are your thoughts on it?
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