While the news that Maurizio Arrivabene was leaving Ferrari was roundly seen as a good sign, the 'promotion' of technical boss Mattia Binotto to the role of team principal was not. Having done a superb job in turning the technical side of the team around since being promoted to the role of Head of the Power Unit and then Chief Technical Officer, following James Allison's departure, the general consensus was that the Italian should remain in place as technical boss. Instead, he takes the role of Team Principal, replacing a man, who prior to taking the role at Ferrari, was an executive for a cigarette manufacturer. In short, Binotto should have been left where he was while the team sought a...
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