01-12-2019, 12:07 PM
(01-12-2019, 10:42 AM)PaddyB Wrote: I would have to bite my lip and say that Binotto has been an absolute breath of fresh air for me this season compared to the last couple of team leaders.
I don't have any problem with Binotto, apart from the fact he is not really a team principal. Nice guy, great technician, but not a team principal. My coments are mostly aimed at how the Ferrari team have chosen to operate historically. I don't like the lead driver approach and Montezemolo recent comments on that subject were disgraceful (IMO, obviously) and tells me all I need to know about Ferrari.
People may argue that Mercedes do the same thing, but they don't, not really. Not until it is very clear one driver is the only realistic hope of the WDC, up 'til then they are free to race. Bottas isn't a number 2, people just like to think he is. He had the same support Hamilton got this year but wasn't good enough over the season.