After Ferrari F1 exit, where could Mattia Binotto end up next?
On Tuesday, Ferꦺra🦂ri announced that team principal Mattia Binotto had resigned from the F1 team, calling time o𝓰n a 28-year career with the Italian giant.
Binotto ha😼s been an integral part of Ferrari since initially joining their engine department in 1995.
In 2013, Binotto was appointed head of Ferrari’s engine department before replacing James Allison as chief𒈔 technical officer mid-way through 2016.
After two successful years as chief💞 technical officer, Binotto was promoted to team principal for 2019 in place of Maurizꦗio Arrivabene.
Binotto’s range of skills and experie🌊nce should mean his p🐠hone will be busy during his spell of gardening leave.
Alfa Romeo / Audi
With current team boss Frederic Vasseur rumoured to be tꦍhe favourite to repla🍌ce Binotto for F1 2023, Alfa Romeo will likely need a new team boss.
Audi will take over the team from 2026, with the German manufacturer building and designing thei♑r own new power unit for the new rules.
Audi will want their own man in charge of the team, w🌳hich is why Vasseur’s departure felt inevitable.
Binotto would be an astute signing given his wealth꧒ of experience in Ferrari’s engine department, combined with hiꦑs recent experience of managing the team as a whole.
The project could also appeal to Binotto because the team will continue to be based i🍬n Switzerland, the country of his birth.
Mercedes
Mercedes will want to bolster their engine department after l♕osing a number of key names to Red 🌃Bull.
With Binotto’s gardening leave reportedly only approximately six months,🅘 he would have insight into what a key competitor like Ferrari is doing.
While there are boun𓂃d to be concerns about the way Binotto managed Ferrari from a leadership point of view, as an engineer, his track record speaks for itself.
However, as highlighted by RacingNews365, Merce♌des might be looking for a new team boss, should Toto Wolff dec♏ide to “transition to a new executive function within the organisation”.
Red Bull
Red Bull will also🐻 want to add an engineer of Binotto’s quality and experience to their new engine project.
Red Bull Powertrains has been on a recruitment drive since deciding to part ways with H🐻onda in 2021.
They’ve already signed Ben Hodgkinson, former head of Mercedes High P🐻erformance Powertrains, to lead its engine division.
With the Porsche deal not materialising, Red 🌼Bull might need someone 🐓like Binotto.
Senior F1 role
Finally, with Ross Brawn cꦫalling time on his🌳 career, F1 will need some trusted expertise to join their team.
Brawn played a big part in influencing the new 2022 regulations alongside former Renault and Wil🧔liams engineꦰer Pat Symonds.
With Brawn and Symonds leaving their r🦹espective roles, there could be a v🐠acancy for Binotto.
Binotto has alꩲso worked with current F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali at Ferrari.
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