The future of Mattia Binotto in Ferrari has been very unclear in the last few days. Multiple reports surfaced about the Italian boss potentially being ousted from his team. However, neither Binotto nor the Maranello team has commented on the same yet. However, if we look back, we find an old but interesting interview from 2019, where Binotto revealed a shocking statement regarding his ambition for his current role.

Mattia Binotto has been under the spotlight for much of the season. Ferrari rolled out a competitive car at the start of the season. They looked set to challenge Red Bull and Max Verstappen for the title and even got off to a flyer with Charles Leclerc winning 2 of the opening 3 races.

However, their title charge was quickly cut short by Red Bulls’ brilliance and Ferrari’s own wrongdoings. Moreover, with reports of Binotto parting ways with the Reds, let’s look at what the Italian had to say about his role in 2019.

The Ferrari boss said, “To be team principal was never an ambition. It’s not something that in my time with Ferrari I was looking for. It was not the final goal. It was not an objective.”

He further said, “If there is any feeling toward the lack of success it’s simply unhappiness for the team itself and for our drivers, and not because that makes life more complicated from the pressure point of view.”

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Mattia Binotto took over the team principal role in 2019 as he replaced Maurizio Arrivabene.

Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto reflects on a “difficult” season

Despite finishing P2 in the WCC ahead of Mercedes, Ferrari fans and team alike would acknowledge the fact that they could have achieved much more this season. The Italian gave his thoughts after the final race in Abu Dhabi as Charles Leclerc held his nerve to finish P2 in the driver’s championship.

Binotto said, “It has certainly been a difficult one because criticism is never easy to be managed.” He continued, “More than that, for me trying to keep the team focused and concentrated on the job.”

Binotto also mentioned, “The criticisms are there to distract the team. And keeping a team focused is never easy.”

Binotto and Ferrari will be hoping to do one better next season and win the WCC for the first time since 2008. However, whether Binotto keeps his current job or not remains to be seen.

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Binotto and Ferrari have endured a lot of criticism this year. They will hope to keep this season behind them and learn from their mistakes and bounce back. Can Ferrari win the Constructor’s championship next year?