“Former technical boss Mattia Binotto is a new team principal of Ferrari, after replacing Maurizio Arrivabene.”
Ferrari president John Elkann has decided that Mattia Binotto is the right man to lead the Italian stable in 2019.
Binotto takes immediate charge of the team. And according to Ferrari, “All technical areas will report directly to him.”
Before Binotto, Arrivabene was on this role for four years. He had been boss of the team since December 2014 and before this, he was the vice president of the tobacco giant Philip Morris. During his reign, Ferrari failed to break Mercedes' stranglehold on the F1 title. However, the team enjoyed a revival in competitiveness in the last two seasons.
He was born on 3rd November 1969 in Lausanne, Switzerland. He did his masters from Motor Vehicle Engineering in Modena.
Ferrari president John Elkann has decided that Mattia Binotto is the right man to lead the Italian stable in 2019.
Binotto takes immediate charge of the team. And according to Ferrari, “All technical areas will report directly to him.”
Before Binotto, Arrivabene was on this role for four years. He had been boss of the team since December 2014 and before this, he was the vice president of the tobacco giant Philip Morris. During his reign, Ferrari failed to break Mercedes' stranglehold on the F1 title. However, the team enjoyed a revival in competitiveness in the last two seasons.
Mattia Binotto
He was born on 3rd November 1969 in Lausanne, Switzerland. He did his masters from Motor Vehicle Engineering in Modena.
Mattia’s Timeline:
- Binotto joined the Scuderia Ferrari test team as a Test Engine Engineer in 1995.
- He stayed at the same role with the race team from 1997 to 2003.
- In 2003, he became a Race engine engineer, took on the role of Chief Engineer in 2007 and Head of Engine and KERS Operations in 2009. As a head of the power unit, Binotto helped Ferrari recover from its disastrous start to the V6 turbo era and close the gap to Mercedes in terms of engine power.
- In 2013, he was Deputy Director of Engine and Electronics when he subsequently took on the role of Chief Operating Officer, Power Unit.
- Appointed as Chief Technical Officer of Scuderia Ferrari on July 27, 2016.
- And now in 2019, he is a new team Principal of Ferrari. He is appointed as Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Team Principal on 7th Jan 2019.
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