Ferrari “spoke to Christian Horner” about replacing Mattia Binotto, reports say

Binotto has resigned from his job as team principal at Ferrari, ending weeks of sp🗹eculation that he was under𓃲 pressure.
Ferrari spoke to many respected figures in the F1 paddock about becoming their new team principal, including🔥 Red Bull’s Horner,✅ long before Binotto’s exit was confirmed, reports .
But t♑hey received no takers, in part because of the churn with which F🍨errari go through team principals, the report says.
It also states that CEO Benedetto Vigna has “meddled” with team strategꩵies, which Ferrari have beenღ criticised for regularly in 2022.
Ferrari began considering Binotto’s position after the F1 Brazilian Grand Prix leading to speculation that Alfa Romeo’s Frederic Vasseur would re🌠place him.
Ferrar𒀰i chairman John Elkann did not end this speculation until Binotto asked him to do so - at which point the team released a statement.

Binotto then thought his job was safe, having delivered a second-place for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc in the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 standings and a second-place for Ferrari in the construct😼ors’ championship.
Binotto realised there was no t🥃rust in his position and offered his resignation, which was accepted.
Elkann now faces the prospect of rebui🧔lding Ferrari’s F1 team at the same time as he rebuilds Juventus, the titans of Italian football, whose entire board resigned ܫthe night before Binotto’s exit was announced.
Reports in Italy say that Alfa Romeo’s Vasseur has a verbal agr💮eement to takeover as Ferrari team principal but hasn’t signed a deal yet.
Vasseur gave Leclerc his F1 debut and would plan to prioritise the drive🦩♕r as the team’s undisputed No 1.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Spo🌳rts for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.