Mattia Binotto did not hide his frustration at the decisions that deprived Charles Leclerc of achieving victory in the Principality last Sunday
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Mattia Binotto acknowledged that Ferrari made mistakes in Monaco (Photo: REUTERS)
It was a victory that was within reach, Ferrari had everything given to achieve victory in the Monaco Grand Prix. But the Italian team itself made a serious mistake when arresting Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, which served Red Bull victory on a plate. b>. The cars of Il Cavallino Rampante missed an unbeatable chance and its authorities do not hide their frustration.
At the end of the race in the Principality, the Ferrari team manager, Mattia Binotto, spoke into the microphones of Sky Sports Italia and commented on which These were his feelings after a difficult day to digest, where the victory went to the Mexican Sergio Checo Pérez.
“I’m sorry about what happened, it means we made a basic mistake. A driver who starts first and finishes fourth… there are things to check. That said, I’m sorry for the circumstances. There are things to check”, said the manager of the Scudería.
Charles Leclerc’s fury against the Ferrari team’s strategy, which harmed him in the Monaco Grand Prix
Binotto took advantage of his encounter with the press to deepen his self-criticism: “Our car has been competitive, but we have done something wrong. We have also underestimated the speed of intermediate tires at the time and perhaps we should have standing with Charles a lap early or not doing it, stay out and protect the position, then go fast for the dry guys. But they are analyzes that we will surely do later, in cold weather. Charles (Leclerc) is right, because when you start first and finish fourth, surely something has not worked”.
Even the director of Ferrari deepened even more so about that double pit stop and their evaluation of the performance of intermediate tireswho was riding Leclerc’s car in it at the time.
“The dynamics of Leclerc’s second pit stop will definitely be seen with him. It is not at all obvious to choose at such times. We didn’t have to anticipate, but chose after seeing each other’s moves. As we expected, the Red Bulls stopped to ride intermediates and were much quicker than we expected. We stopped Carlos (Sainz) when we had already lost a position. Then, on their outbound laps on the intermediate tires, they ran into traffic. He also cost Carlos the victory, because if he hadn’t found Latifi, or if Latifi had trivially backed down, it wouldn’t have been talked about. These are all race situations that you have to understand, predict, analyze with him. It will serve as a lesson to us. These are things that can happen and if they make us stronger, it’s good that they happen”, commented Binotto.
Mattia Binotto emphasized the tire change that affected the performance of the Ferraris in Monaco (Photo: EFE)
Finally, Mattia Binotto< /b> also announced that Ferrari was going to demand an explanation of what happened when the two Red Bull cars left the pits. According to his criteria, both Max Verstappen and Checo Pérez touched the yellow line that separates the exit lane from the pits and the track, when the FIA had instructed all drivers to stay to the right of the line to avoid penalties.
“I would like to ask the FIAa clarification on the yellow line that the Red Bulls touched when leaving the pits, is quite evident. It’s happened before and it’s a five-second penalty, so we don’t understand this passivity and we’d like to understand it better. For us, the race is not over, there are things we want to clarify”, expressed Binotto before knowing the final resolution of the stewards, who found no anomalies in the stops of < i>pits of Checo Pérez and Max Verstappen.< /p>
However, he also sent out a positive message for the future of the Scudería in this championship: “There is bitterness and disappointment, but also a lot of desire revenge because we know the car is going well, the drivers are in good shape and we want to grow. Without pointing fingers, we will analyze everything together to understand what led us to make those decisions, also because being on the race wall is anything but obvious.”