Ferrari have been urged to re-hire former chief Mattia Binotto in a background role by Sky Sports F1 pundit Damon Hill.
Binotto was dismissed at the end of last season but Ferrari’s issues have persisted, leading Hill to believe that Binotto was not the cause – although his previous role was not one that he was suited to.
“I thought it wasn’t the right role for him,” said Hill on the F1 Nation podcast. “He’s technical, and I think he’s very important to the team. I think he’s got enormous talent, and I’d bring him back in and say ‘okay, you can run all the technical side of things’ and obviously he’s a very bright guy, but I don’t know if that’s possible politically.
“There’s another aspect to being a team principal, which I think that some people are good at. A lot of it is about arguing over money, or the strategy or the marketing in F1. It might not be his prime focus, it might not be the something that you love and is your passion.
“But I was surprised that they [Ferrari] couldn’t fit the two in [Binotto and Team Principal Fred Vasseur], because I think Fred Vasseur is that sort of guy, he understands racing.”
