Binotto: 'No reason' to change Ferrari drivers
Mattia Binotto says Ferrari will head into 2020 with an unchanged driver lineup.
There has been high speculation about the future of Sebastian Vettel, with the latest theory being that he could return to Red Bull next year.
Indeed, German Vettel gives himself just five out of ten for his first half of the season.
"Five. Not happy with the first half," he said.
But for team boss Binotto, that is no reason to not honour Vettel's 2020 contract.
"We have a couple of high-level drivers and I see no reason why we have to change anything," he is quoted by Spain's Marca.
"Both have a contract and there is no doubt that Vettel will be with us in 2020."
Binotto also commented on Charles Leclerc, who had a strong start to his first Ferrari season but also made some mistakes.
"Charles is in his first year with Ferrari and there is a lot of pressure," he said. "He has made some mistakes but he is all about learning and not repeating them."
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Like Mclaren, this is a smart move. Just put to bed any rumors and hearsay and confirm drivers . Focus on the internal side of things and make progress.
Ferrari just need to step up their car development and then Seb and Charles will follow with delivering victories for the team. I just think that those two drivers complement each other and it is a right decision to keep them for the next year.
BTW, watch the corner from the frnt the race vid: Max far to rt, didnt have the speed to keep claim to 1st thru corner so he did what he is famous for, he took an illegal 2nd posn and jerked hard left to cut off VETTLE space he was roaring into, letting Sebastian to rear-end him, again this is WHILE young Max Emilian Verstappen is IN the TURN. He did sm thing to team mate Ricciardo last year. "indsane man ja driver moer-Ball"
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