Ferrari’s Mattia Binotto: “Achieving that was our main goal for the weekend”

Scuderia Ferrari Team principal Mattia Binotto says the team has achieved its main goal of closing the gap McLaren F1 Team in the constructors’ classification according to colons at the Spanish Grand Prix.

After a strong qualifying at Barcelona, ​​Ferrari was set for another promising result and it was an outstanding performance from Charles Leclerc, who drove home to a comfortable fourth place for the second time this season, beating both McLaren drivers.

His teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. got off to a bad start, lost a few places from sixth on the grid and only managed to finish in seventh place, but got stuck in between Daniel Ricciardo in the sixth and Lando Norris in the eighth.

After Leclerc beat the two McLaren, Ferrari closed the five-point gap for the Woking-based team in the championship. Binotto reveals that this was the team’s main goal throughout the weekend.

“A positive result with a good score, with which we close the gap with those who are directly in front of us. Achieving this was our main goal for the weekend and we succeeded.

“Charles drove an impeccable race. He was aggressive in the beginning and took very good care of his tires, which we worked on with him a lot.

Despite a difficult start that cost Sainz a better result at his home Grand Prix, Binotto praised the Spaniard’s “heart” for fighting back.

“Carlos lost positions at the start and that cost him a better result, but he didn’t lose heart and struggled and made up a few places.

“We’re going home believing we’ve made a significant step forward compared to 2020.

“There is still a lot to do to get Scuderia back to where it should be and I was delighted to see that the entire team, both on track and at Maranello, is clearly keen to improve . “