Binotto: 'Fighting for the title in 2022 a must for Ferrari'

The expectations for the Ferrari team are sky high every year. The team simply cannot afford to sit on the sidelines of Formula 1; the tifosi are too passionate for that. In that context, last year was a terrible year for the team from Maranello. This year. however, the expectations were a little lower and the team is not making a bad impression at all. Does this offer hope for 2022?

It has mainly been on streetcircuits that Ferrari have performed well. The team managed to take poles in Monaco and Baku, but Charles Leclerc also led for a long time at Silverstone. With new regulations next year, this may offer opportunities for Ferrari, and team boss Mattia Binotto hasn't hid his ambition. Speaking to AS Binotto has said: "It is no secret. Fighting for the title next year is a must."

That comment may sound very ambitious, but Binotto has been with Ferrari long enough to know that the Italian racing stable expects results by now. Should there be another failure to perform next year, this could be reason to look for a new team boss. In the time of former team principal Maurizio Arrivabene, the team performed much better, but he too was under constant pressure.

"If we wouldn't make it, we would have done everything wrong," Binotto is therefore increasing the pressure on himself. Despite Ferrari being unable to compete for podiums, let alone race wins, Binotto sees many bright spots: "We are the team that scored the most points compared to last year, the team that improved the most in general. That shows that we are going in the right direction and that we are working well together."