Red Bull Brushed Aside as Ferrari Confident in Mercedes Resurgence

In a blistering start, Ferrari began the season with two wins from the first 3 races. In fact, at one point, Charles Leclerc was 46 points ahead of eventual champion Max Verstappen. All the signs pointed toward Ferrari’s resurgence. However, it seems like the Prancing Horse ran out of steam as the year progressed. Regardless, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto is not very concerned.

Mattia Binotto is not concerned with Ferrari’s resurgence

Ever since the latest improvements in the car at the US GP, Mercedes have showcased some blistering pace. They may not have won a race since then, but they have certainly challenged Red Bull for the win.

Lewis Hamilton finished P2 at the Mexican GP and George Russell finished P4. The Tifosi drivers could only secure P5 (Carlos Sainz) and P6 (Charles Leclerc) in that race. Now, Ferrari has their runner-up spot in the constructors’ standings in danger, but Mattia Binotto is not concerned.

GP Fans quoted him, saying, “Mercedes is coming back.”

“They have developed more on the car than we did. We know as well we stopped the development of our car quite early, focusing on 2023,” he continued. “So I’m not too concerned by the rate of development because I know as well when we stopped developing.”

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Ferrari fans expected their team to progress as the season started on a high note. But it seems like they threw the towel way earlier in the season. At least that is what Binotto’s comments suggest.

The reason behind Ferrari’s lack of success revealed

Former McLaren mechanic Marc Priestley made an appearance on the podcast Fast Lane: F1 and MotoGP. In conversation, he revealed why Ferrari hasn’t won too many trophies since the Michael Schumacher era.

Priestley said, “I hate to pin this on being too Italian, it’s the wrong way to say it. But if you see the last period of Ferrari dominance, the team was run by Europeans that weren’t Italians.” 

He continued, “they are an Italian team. They’re almost a national team. The pressure as an Italian from the inside that organization, from media, the fans must be extraordinary.”

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Marc revealed how the environment of Ferrari is a cause for concern. While mounting pressure at Ferrari is affecting success, the environment at Red Bull and Mercedes is quite the opposite.

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