Mattia Binotto repeatedly points out the Madrid’s mistakes
Demanding good results is one of the best strategies and that is what ferrarivia Mattia Binottois doing with Carlos Sainzafter being second in the Canadian Grand Prix. The Italian engine engineer, today acting as director of the squad, pointed out something very important.
There he repeatedly stated the failures of the from Madrid throughout the weekend, while highlighting his progress in terms of race pace and how he has been adapting to the complicated F1-75. It is the tactic of the stick and the carrot, with which they hope that their first victory will explode.
In a press conference, the Ferrari boss spoke about Carlos Sainz’s season
“Carlos is gaining confidence, he understands the car better and better and he is driving better than at the beginning of the season. His race pace has been very good and we knew that if he overtook Alonso, he would be able to fight right away,” said Binotto at the post-race press conference in Montreal.
“It’s a shame because maybe today we had the pace for a bit more, but that tenth or two isn’t enough to overtake. Maybe he paid for his mistake in qualifying on Saturday and this proves once again that you need perfect weekends to win”, she then remarked.
The persecution of Verstappen was also clarified through the interview
Carlos took risks because he wanted to go for pole. While Leclerc is thanked in Imola for “his desire to go on the attack, something I will never censor”, said Binotto after the Monegasque left the track. In Sainz’s case, that desire to go on the attack was no longer to his liking.
Binotto also found a fault in chasing Verstappen. “In the race he was good, he kept the pace and attacked Max after the restart. He didn’t push, he stuck to it and waited for the last two laps. Unfortunately, he made a small mistake at the hairpin that prevented him from taking the last step”.