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Ferrari team Principal Mattia Binotto has been the subject of various speculations in the recent weeks
Ferrari F1 team has issued an official statement dismissing reports that Mattia Binotto is to be replaced as team principal by Alfa Romeo’s Fred Vasseur as “totally without foundation”. There have been a lot of speculations recently regarding Binotto’s future at Ferrari, but the team has stated that all the rumors are baseless. Binotto has been the Ferrari team principal since January 2019, when he succeeded Maurizio Arrivabene.
Italian news outlet Gazzetta dello Sport had earlier reported that Binotto would be sacked as a result of a disappointing 2022 season. In response, Ferrari issued a statement: “In response to speculation in certain media regarding Scuderia Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto’s position, Ferrari state these rumours are totally without foundation.” Ferrari’s statement certainly puts an end to all speculations and rumours.
Let us take a look how fans reacted to Ferrari’s statement on Twitter.
“they shut down the rumours quicker than they can change tires”, trolled a fan.
“As an honest r- Ferrari fan I can say that we respect binotto, he is doing a great job with the performance of the car and we want him to stay”, wrote another fan.
“Without foundation?? Really? Or well, do something about it asap, the team needs new horizons, something is trully wrong inside. Strategy, performance, since when Ferrari became a midfield team”, read a tweet.
“I speak on behalf of all Ferrari fans when I say we want a lifetime contract for Binotto”, tweeted another fan.
Another fan wrote: “A year into this sport and Ive learnt that these statements usually buy time until the announcement.”
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