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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Daniel Moxon

Mercedes and Red Bull "smiling" as Martin Brundle criticises Mattia Binotto Ferrari exit

Martin Brundle questioned Ferrari's appointment of Frederic Vasseur and suggested the Italians would have been better off persuading Mattia Binotto to stay.

Binotto quit as team principal at the end of last month after four years in the job. His decision came off the back of a season in which Ferrari flattered to deceive – they had a quick enough car, but operational mistakes proved to be their downfall.

Feeling he no longer had the trust of executive chairman John Elkann, Binotto handed in his resignation. The experienced Vasseur, signed from the Sauber team currently branded as Alfa Romeo, will take over the reigns in the New Year.

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