Mattia Binotto: “We are disappointed and angry, as indeed are our fans and with good reason”

Forgettable weekend for Ferrari team at Spa, both drivers struggled for pace on a track where they dominated 12 months back and won the race. Both Ferrari’s finish outside of top-10, even Kimi Raikkonen in Alfa Romeo overtook Ferrari on the track to finish ahead of them. Though Ferrari prinicpal Mattia Binotto feels that struggles are specific to this track and they will be better for coming two races at Italy, their drivers not buying his excesses.

After the race while talking to movistar,Binotto said, “We have had a very bad weekend. It has been disappointing, frustrating. We must look forward and turn that frustration into determination. The team is united.”

What Ferrari Drivers and team principal say about their race performance?

Sebastian Vettel

“It was not an easy race. We finished in the same place in which we started. We tried everything with both cars, but we were just too slow. I hope the situation on this circuit doesn’t repeat itself. I think this track maybe exposed our weaknesses a bit more than others.

I believe we can do a bit better next week. We must work to make sure that we take everything we can from this weekend, learn all there is to learn and go forward.” 

Charles Leclerc

“It has been a very difficult day. I had a very good start and managed to make up several positions thanks to a good tow up to turn 5, but after that things started to get worse. First of all, we lost time during both pit stops due to some issues.

During the second stint, we knew that we couldn’t make any miracles happen so, seeing the position we were in, with a train of cars ahead and no possibility to overtake, we decided to try something different and go for a second stop. It’s a shame that it didn’t work out, but ultimately, today we just didn’t have the pace we needed.

The next race will be a difficult one for us, but hopefully from Mugello, it could get better. We have to stay united, react and work hard to come back to where we were before.”

Mattia Binotto Team Principal

“On a track that requires aerodynamic efficiency and power, we were severely lacking in both. Charles and Sebastian did their very best, both yesterday in qualifying and today in the race, but we couldn’t even get into the points.

We are disappointed and angry, as indeed are our fans and with good reason. It’s a difficult moment in a season that we knew from the start would be a tough one, but it’s at times like this that we need to stand firm and look ahead in order to get over this difficult period. It’s the only way we will get out of this situation.”

Marc Gene Race debrief

Sebastian Vettel loughs when reporter quoted Binotto analogy of Track specific struggle.