(Motorsport) Red Bull’s Christian Horner has said that he was not surprised by Mattia Binotto’s Ferrari exit despite the F1-75 being a “great car” and insisted that he will now be joining Formula 1’s most successful team. Binotto will be leaving the Italian manufacturer after four years at the helm after a disappointing 2022 season that saw his team suffer a number of reliability and strategy issues. While it has officially been termed as a “resignation”, it’s widely believed that the decision was Ferrari’s choice.

When asked whether he was surprised by Binotto’s departure, Christian Horner replied

“Not really. It’s obviously Ferrari’s choice. I think it will be the sixth team principal there I’ve sat opposite since I’ve been at Red Bull! It’s obviously difficult for him. They had a great car this year, they were certainly very competitive. My commitment is very much with the Red Bull team. I’ve been there since the beginning and we obviously have a very close attachment.”

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner

“I don’t know the inner workings of Ferrari. It seemed to me that Mattia had done a pretty good job. They were very competitive this year. From my standpoint, stability and getting a team to work long term delivers the best results.”

McLaren boss Zak Brown

Scuderia Ferrari are expected to announce their new team principal in 2023 with Alfa Romeo boss Fred Vasseur expected to take over.

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