The Ferrari press conference in Barcelona on Wednesday was a non-event. Vettel and Binotto took refuge in set phrases.
Peace, joy, friendship, family, Ferrari. Scuderia team boss Mattia Binotto and his highest-paid employee Sebastian Vettel smiled and took refuge in set phrases at the FIA press conference. Set up especially for Ferrari.
Is the new Ferrari, which is supposed to win the first championship title since 2008, the hoped big step forward? Yes, both answered: “I have the feeling that we’re better in the fast corners in particular,” according to Vettel, who immediately escaped into making jokes about slow corners. “Clearly: in the fast corners we are faster than in the slow ones.”
Binotto’s answers weren’t much better: “We purposely put as much downforce on the car as possible. However, this is at the expense of speed on straights. ”
Wow! very insightful. The two most meaningful sentences were: “We won’t be at Mercedes level at the beginning of the season. But the season is long.” Again- wow!
This time Vettel added with the same smile as his team boss: “There is no need to panic. The season hasn’t even started. ”
Even with questions about Sebastian Vettel‘s expiring contract, both spark on the same wavelength. The red mood sounded like this: “Sebastian is the first choice”, Binotto rejoiced, “at some point, we will decide what is best for both sides. But it’s not like we have to make an appointment for it. We’ll discuss that over dinner and a glass of wine. ”
Vettel, relaxed like the Dalai Lama with afternoon tea with a view of the Himalayas: “I am not yet dealing with it. It doesn’t bother me as much as it did three years ago when my first Ferrari contract expired. And now I would like the questions to stop here. The car has a top priority at the moment.”
One thing is certain. Even die-hard Italian journalists, they‘re frustrated and found. “The PK’s totally senseless. There‘s a lot of talks but nothing‘s said. ”
How good the Ferrari will be compared to Mercedes or Red Bed, they just couldn‘t answer. Especially with the constantly smiling Binotto, you cannot avoid the impression that he is currently simply enjoying his life. That his whole life is just beautiful because he has already achieved his life goal with his job as the Ferrari team boss. And that even defeats cannot darken the pink clouds on which he hovers right now.
However, it remains to be seen whether his superiors also see it that way. The red cult brand can no longer afford to be ridiculed again and again by the silver arrows.
