In an already politically charged sport, Ferrari has always added another dimension, be it the Maranello outfit's attitude towards the powers-that-be in terms of the management and governance of the sport or its own internal issues. When Mattia Binotto was promoted to the role of team principal many believed this was a bad decision by the team, for while the Italian had been doing a superb job on the technical side of things, there was concern that this new role would be compromised by his having to get involved in all manner of other matters, which would in turn impact the team's technical performance. Sure enough, three races in and already 57 points adrift of Mercedes, rather than...
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