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After rumours swirled about his future over the last couple of weeks, Ferrari confirmed on Tuesday that Mattia Binotto will leave his role as Team Principal at the end of the year. After speaking to multiple sources, F1 Correspondent Lawrence Barretto looks at why he’s gone, who might replace him, and what’s next for Binotto…

Ferrari’s goal at the start of this campaign was to use the revolutionary new technical regulations to catapult them back into a position of winning races and fighting at the sharp end of the field.

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Led by Binotto, the Italian team achieved this feat. They won four Grands Prix, took 12 pole positions and 20 podiums. They started the year with the fastest car – and while their championship challenged faded as they struggled with unreliability and strategic errors, with their development curve tailing off, they still secured second in both drivers’ and constructors’ championships – a marked improvement on 2021.