“This meeting is now always at 8:00 pm” – Major Ferrari F1 changes due to Michael Schumacher of Binotto revealed

Of all the versions people have of the influence Michael Schumacher had on Ferrari, perhaps the most suitable is Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto.

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Binotto joined the team in 1995 and saw the German rider take the jumping horse to the top. During his time in Italy, Michael Schumacher not only changed the records, but also the entire environment and workplace culture.

Binotto describes in an episode of the Beyond the Grid podcast, as reported by GP Blog, how Ferrari employees put in an installation round at 9 a.m. before moving on to the next day. But when Michael Schumacher arrived, the time changed.

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“Since Michael this meeting has always been at 8 o’clock.”

BARCELONA, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 13: Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher from Germany talks to engineers after test drives for Ferrari during Formula 1 testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, ​​Spain. (Photo by Jasper Juinen / Getty Images)

And times have literally changed for the team in Maranello.

After Ferrari had not won a title with Michael Schumacher since 1983, he rose into what is arguably the greatest era of supremacy in F1 history.

Ferrari literally adjusted to Michael Schumacher

During Schumacher’s first test on the famous Fiorano circuit, Binotto recalled an incident.

“I can still remember his first test in Fiorano. He couldn’t make the first corner and immediately after the test he asked Jean Todt if the corner could be adjusted. He didn’t want to see this curve again because it wasn’t the same as a single championship curve. “

And that’s what happened. Ferrari has adapted the route to suit its new driver.

“He did it too, because the route was modified in 1996.”

Now some could compare the Ferrari and Schumacher era to that of the current Mercedes and Hamilton, which is a fair comparison. Indeed, the modern dominant duo could soon completely outperform the former in all stats and records.

But the real impact in sport isn’t just making and breaking records. It’s about things that go beyond statistics.

And changing those things, along with shifting the numbers, is a rarity, especially in the case of Ferrari.

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Because Ferrari is not a team that bows to the demands of a driver, no matter who it is.

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But for Schumacher they somehow made an exception. Perhaps because they knew that the German himself was an exception in a sport full of greats.