Scuderia Ferrari endured a difficult stint in 2020, which ultimately shaped up to be their worst F1 season since 1980. The Reds were trailing most of the mid-field outfits, losing straight-line speed, a crucial factor that pushed Ferrari to secure podiums often in 2019.
Hence, inching into 2021, Ferrari’s primary motive has been to improvise and consequently pull itself out of the pitfall. But how were they planning to do so?
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Well, Ferrari’s boss, Mattia Binotto, reckoned that he has been working hard to get rid of the blame culture within the outfit. The Italian felt that sacking employees is never going to help the cars go faster on the track.
What did the Ferrari team principal say?
As reported by The Guardian, Binotto felt that internal blaming could prove to be the biggest negative for Ferrari amidst their pursuit of glory. Hence, his primary focus remained on eradicating such a culture from his team. And so far, it apparently has been a success.
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Formula One F1 – Italian Grand Prix – Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy – September 11, 2021 Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc during practice REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini
“It’s not by sacking people that you make a car go faster,” he said. “It is something on which we have worked very hard and we are still working very hard because it is the worst that may happen.
“If you fear to be blamed you are not progressing. So it is something, a behaviour, a culture, we are trying to address,” Binotto added.
2020 had no blame internally: Binotto
The 51-year-old sounded quite pleased that there were hardly any internal blaming or criticisms taking place within the team in 2020. It was the least they were hoping for amid visible frustrations within Ferrari for the lack of improvement despite constantly bringing in upgrades.
“At times of such difficulties in 2020 the team being united, no blame internally, no criticism but working together trying to react was something I was very happy with,” he said.
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Formula One F1 – Steiermark Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring, Styria, Austria – June 25, 2021 Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in action during practice REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Ferrari have certainly upped their game since the nightmarish 2020 season. Interestingly, it has been a steep rise in performance for the Maranello outfit this season, as their cars look competitive enough to fight for P3 in the constructors’ table against McLaren.
So, after a brief miss in 2020, can Binotto lead his team back to the top this year? Only time will tell.
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