Ferrari stuns F1 paddock with management news
Dec.11 - Ferrari has stunned the F1 paddock in Abu Dhabi with the latest news about its upper management.
First, it emerged that Mattia Binotto left the Arab island because he is unwell - although the Maranello team insists it is not covid-19.
A source in the Italian media said Ferrari's team boss is not gravely ill and will work from home instead of Maranello.
But then the biggest shock was announced - Ferrari CEO Louis Camilleri has suddenly stepped down from both Ferrari and Philip Morris for "personal reasons".
A spokesman told Bloomberg that Camilleri's recent covid-19 illness was not the "main reason" for the resignations. Ferrari president John Elkann has stepped up as interim CEO.
"I know it was not an easy decision for him, but as is always the case with such important decisions, we must fully respect it," said Elkann.
Finally, as he races out his career with Ferrari this weekend, Sebastian Vettel has revealed that he never had a great relationship with team boss Binotto.
"We respect each other a lot, but there was never the kind of love that is the basis of some kinds of relationships," the quadruple world champion told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
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Ferrari is falling apart at the seams, the balloon has finally burst.Things are unravelling and facade is down and and it has been a big charade all along.I have always read through Binotto's gestures and it does not surprise me that Sebastian did not trust this man and no wonder Ferrari dropped Seb as Binotto made sure that Leclerc as Ferrari protege would take over and Mattia did not have guts to speak to Seb about what was about to transpire concerning his displacement .Arrivabene was much better guy but the team got rid of him and since then it has been a rapid downfall for the Ferrari. I am happy Vettel is moving on with Aston Martin and I trust they will be ahead of Ferraris.
Sadly, I must agree with you, and there was,nothing wrong with Arrivabene.
Very unfortunate; Ferrari has always epitomized the essence of fast, beautiful cars and competitiveness to match. I hope they get everything sorted out for the benefit of all, including that of their competitors.
Yes, as Benie always knew, rheir success is critical to the future of F1 racing.
I'm a bif Seb fan, and I'm glad he was given a chance to continue his racing career. Could stand Mattia Binotto, didn't like him from day one. way to many mistakes on race day. and especially with the #5 car. Really how many times in a season do you see a tire changer not able to remove/put on a tire? never saw that happening to #16 (much respect to Charles.).
I worked 12 years in 3 different publishers company and NONE of the Bosses hiring me because they loving me. If Vettel love Arrivabene and Arrivabene didn't matched well with Mattia Binotto, can Binotto love Vettel if he didn't love him?