After Ferrari F1 exit, where could Mattia Binotto end up next?
On Tuesday, Ferrari announced that team principal Mattia Binꦜotto had resigned from th🌊e F1 team, calling time on a 28-year career with the Ital💙ian giant.
Binotto has been an integꩲral part of Ferrari since initially joining their engine department in 199ꦜ5.
In 2013, Binott𝔍o was appointed head of Ferrari’s engine department before replacing James Allison as chief technical officer mid-wa💧y through 2016.
After two successful years as chief technical officer, Binotto was promoted to team princi♏pal for 2019 in place of Maurizio Arrivabene.
Binotto’s range of skills and experience should mean his phone wilꦬl be busy♓ during his spell of gardening leave.
Alfa Romeo / Audi
With current team boss Frederic Vasseur rumoured to be the favourite to replace Binott🦹o for F1 2023, Alfa Romeo will 🧜likely need a new team boss.
Audi will take over the team from 2026, with the German ma🐽nufacturer building and designing their own new power unit for the new rules.
Audi will want their own man in charge of the team, which is why Vasseur﷽’s departure felt inevitable.
Binotto would be an astute signing given his wealth of experience in Ferrari’s engine๊ department, combined with his recent experience of managing the team as a whole.
The project could also appeal to Binotto because the team wiဣll continue to be based in Switzerland, the country of his birth.
Mercedes
Mercedes will want to bolster their engine departme🍸nt after losing a number of key name♈s 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 bound 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, Mercedes😼 might be looking for a new team boss, should Toto Wolff decide to “transi𓃲tion 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 proje🐓c🍒t.
Red Bull Powertrains has been on a recruitment drive since deciding t𓄧o part ways💛 with Honda in 2021.
They’ve already signed Ben Hodgkinson, former head of M🥂ercedes High Performance Powertrains, to lead its engine division.
With the Porsche deal not materialising, Red Bull might need someone like Binot🎀to.
Senior F1 role
Finally, with Ross Brawn calling time on h🌳is career, F1 will need so🔜me trusted expertise to join their team.
Brawn played a big part in influencing the new 2022 regu♍lations alongside ꧅former Renault and Williams engineer Pat Symonds.
With Brawn a๊nd Sym🧸onds leaving their respective roles, there could be a vacancy for Binotto.
Binotto has also 💝worked with current F1 CEO🌄 Stefano Domenicali at Ferrari.
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