'Regret' sinks in as Ferrari flop results in boss' exit

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Ferrari brag Mattia Binotto has revealed helium volition permission the squad astatine the extremity of adjacent period aft 4 strugglesome years.

Binotto has been with Ferrari for 28 years and took implicit the squad main relation successful 2019.

The squad was winless successful 2020 and 2021, but started 2022 promisingly arsenic Charles Leclerc won 2 of the opening 3 races, lone for his rubric situation to fizzle retired arsenic Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the satellite title with ease.

Ferrari came nether disapproval for blunders successful its pit and tyre strategies during Binotto's clip successful charge.

A botched pit halt astatine the Dutch Grand Prix successful September saw lone 3 tyres initially fitted to Carlos Sainz's car and was seen arsenic a awesome of Ferrari's difficulties.

"With the regret that this entails, I person decided to reason my collaboration with Ferrari," Binotto said successful a statement, adding helium felt "serenity" astatine having done his best.

Ferrari did not instantly sanction a successor but said its prime was "expected to beryllium finalised successful the caller year".

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