Since Ferrari won its last championship title in 2008, the Scuderia have been in a slow decline. You’ve always had some of the best drivers on the grid lately, but the results just haven’t gone their way. Many have blamed the lackluster cars they produced as a major culprit. However, some, like the team’s former car designer Mauro Forghieri, claim that the team’s hiring decisions led to this crash.
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The Prancing Horse has not been able to keep up with the runaway leader Mercedes since the beginning of the V6 hybrid era. But the bar fell to a whole new low last year when Ferrari finished the campaign in sixth place without a single race win and only three podiums. Forghieri blames the disaster for appointing the wrong staff and has also attacked team boss Mattia Binotto.
BARCELONA, SPAIN: Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto reacts on the first day of Formula 1 winter testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Charles Coates / Getty Images)
He said (translated by Google): “Ferrari undoubtedly has the means and the people. I don’t know if there is anyone who can give orders. Today it’s important to have someone who knows how to do it, who knows how to choose men and get them to the right place. And it’s not that easy. “
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However, these statements are not allowed to take Binotto out of his job, despite some rumors that suggest it. After all, the new CEO, Louis Camilleri, supported Binotto and stated that the team must end the revolving door policy.
As such, Binotto will still be the man to initiate a new mistake as the team tries to recover from their horror campaign.
Forghieri believes in Ferrari F1’s ability to get strong again
16 LECLERC Charles (mco), Scuderia Ferrari SF1000, action during the Formula 1 winter testing at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavier Bonilla / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Despite his criticism of the Ferrari board and Binotto, Mauro has full confidence in the Maranello-based outfit’s ability to turn things around in 2021.
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“Usually when you pay you tend to react. In history, after a bad year, the best teams have always had a recovery in the next. “
Only time will tell if his beliefs are justified. But it seems that Ferrari is ready to take the step forward. Will they fight for the championship in 2021? It is highly unlikely. But a top 3 result is definitely at stake.
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