Mika Hakkinen doubts rumoured conflict with Charles Leclerc was behind Mattia Binotto’s Ferrari F1 exit
Ferrari announced earlier this week they had 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:accepted Binotto’s resignation as te🍃am principal after nearly four years in charge of F1’s most famous team.
It came after Ferrari’s failed bid to end their long wait for F1 silverware in a season littered by poor reliability, strategic errors and driver mistakes that accelerated their defeat to rivals Red Bull and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen.
There was speculation that Leclerc’s camp had been pushing for Binotto’s de💧parture from Ferrari after the pair reportedly fell out as the Monegasque’s hopes o꧙f a maiden championship faded.
But Hakkinen, who w📖on the 1998 and 1999 F1 world titles with McLaren, said he does not believe there is any truth to the ruꦏmours.
"I don't know about that," Hakkinen 🐓told Sky Sports News. "I always thought when I was racing, it's not a question about whether you like somebody, it's a question of how good they are, how committed they are, how intelligent, how clever they are - that's what matters.
"It doesn't matter whether you like them or not. That doesn't interfere with your 🍨success.
"Yo♒u have to work in a team, you have to respect the people's talent, knowledge, their commitment to the sport, so ဣI doubt it's a true story.
"It's very sad, I th💫ink he [Binotto] is a great personality, a great guy.
"Formula 1 is a very complicated sport, it requires three,⛎ four extremely talented people to run the team, to make a success. It's not just one man or one woman who can run the team.
"It requires a number of individuals - different cha🌱racters, different talents to be able to add and contribute to theಌ team's success.”
Leclerc thanked Binotto in a on the same day the Italian’s exi🥃t from Ferrari was confirmed.
“Thanks for ever🌼ything, Mattia,” he wrote. “We spent four very intense years together, of great satisfaction and also, inevitably, of moments that put us to the test.
“My esteem and respect for you have never failed, and we have always worked with all the dedication to achieve the same goals. Good luck for ꧒everything.”
Current Alfa Romeo boss Frederic Vasseur has been168澳洲5最新开奖结果: tipped to replace Binotto for F1 2023.
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