Christian Horner has shared his thoughts on Mattia Binotto’s Ferrari exit.
The Red Bull team principal defeated his counterpart this season, but they should have been pushed much harder by ‘The Prancing Horse.’ After capturing two of the first three races in 2022, a series of poor calls and strategies, driver errors and issues with their cars saw any Ferrari title challenge go up in smoke rather swiftly.
It seemed inevitable that at least one significant member of the team would suffer some consequences for the team’s failure, and it ultimately proved to be Binotto himself. Asked by Motorsport.com at the FIA Gala Awards in Italy if he was surprised by the events at Ferrari, Horner said: “I think, in all fairness to Mattia, he did a very good job in producing a very competitive car and engine for Ferrari, certainly this year. Obviously, they had their moments operationally.
