“I Discussed it Personally with Christian Horner”: Mattia Binotto on Mercedes’ Trick
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Formula 1 has always been a sport with little margins of errors, be it on the race track or off it. In 2019, it was Mattia Binotto’s Ferrari for their engine, the same way Mercedes’ engine is coming into the limelight. To those who are unaware, rivals Red Bull took the matters to FIA to know the clarification on the cooling of the air in the engine of the Brackley-based team, a trick that could be deemed illegal.
Now, the FIA who is the regulatory body of Formula 1, is yet to rule on the matter, yet it is being reported that Ferrari has approached FIA. To which Mattia Binotto recently revealed the truth and explained it to the Italian part of Motorsport.com.
What did Mattia Binotto Reveal?
Binotto stated as quoted by GP Blogs, “No, we haven’t, although like all teams, all constructors, we always try to understand what our opponents are doing: we analyze the images and look at the GPS data. We had some doubts and we discussed it with Red Bull: I personally spoke with Christian Horner about it, but we did not submit any questions for clarification to the FIA.”
So, what was the actually difference between Ferrari and Mercedes engines? Binotto opinionated upon the same and clarified, “The FIA measures came about because there were people who misinterpreted the principles of the regulations. This is no different than what happened in 2019. Why are there differences in attitude? Maybe we exposed ourselves too much in the media then and we were attacked by our competitors.”
According to Binotto, it is wrong to start pointing fingers at teams as was done in 2019. “I think it’s important to emphasise that what happened then is no different to what’s happening now. That always happens in Formula 1.
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