One of the worst-kept secrets in Formula 1 over the past week was finally revealed on Tuesday, as Ferrari announced that Team Principal Mattia Binotto would leave the team at the end of 2022.
Rumours that Binotto’s place at Ferrari was in jeopardy had started to circulate during the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend, and grew ever more prominent until the announcement that Binotto and Ferrari are to part ways.
Joining Michael Butterworth to discuss Binotto’s departure and what it means for Ferrari is Dieter Rencken, Editorial Director of RacingNews365.com.
With Ferrari facing the prospect of a fifth Team Principal in ten years, why is there such a high turnover of senior management at Maranello, and who is likely to take over at what is becoming something of a poisoned chalice?
Is there any substance to rumours that Alfa Romeo Team Principal Fred Vasseur is set to replace Binotto, or is this just agent-led posturing?
And with a very highly regarded engineer soon to be on the job market, what will former Ferrari lifer Binotto do next?
All this and more on this edition of the RacingNews365.com F1 podcast!