Mattia Binotto Opens Up on Why Ferrari’s Current F1 Struggles are Different From the Past

Mattia Binotto has been around for a long time in F1. The ups and downs in this crazy world of F1 don’t surprise him much. Since his time at Ferrari in 1995, he has witnessed several instances that would leave teams hopeless. Nonetheless, one important lesson he learned from those years was to never lose hope.

Binotto was recently recorded expressing his intentions to draw from Ferrari’s glory days. 2000-2004 were the days when Jean Todt along with Schumacher consolidated a position at the top of the food chain with the Prancing Stallion’s banner flying high and mighty.

A couple of decades down the line, the team finds itself in the thick of the midfield.

READ MORE- Ferrari Not Aiming for a “Single Victory”: Mattia Binotto

Ferrari Chief explained why the Italian team has been slacking

David Coulthard questioned the Ferrari chief on their present state. Binotto replied, “I think maybe that’s my judgment, but I believe that today the competition is very high.

“So we’ve got really very strong competitors, so it means that the level of organization, the level of technical development, commitment, resources is very high. I think in that respect the exercise is very much more challenging compared to the past.”

Binotto pleaded for more time, reminding the fans of the days under Jean Todt. He recalled how all the success that Ferrari enjoyed during that era didn’t happen overnight. He believes that a strategy requires time to permeate into the system before it can start showing results.

“If we look at the Ferrari winning cycle with Jean Todt, it took six or seven years really to start winning, that has been the same for Red Bull and Mercedes.

“But that’s down really to time, building organization, creating the foundations, but I don’t think today the technical [side] is more difficult, it’s always a challenge whatever it is.”

READ MORE- Mattia Binotto “Has to Leave” – Former F1 Driver Calls for a Complete Restructure at Ferrari