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Binotto hopes to beat Verstappen: "Trying to go for best"

18 March 2022 at 18:22
Last update 18 March 2022 at 19:52
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Mattia Binotto is happy with the fact that Ferrari is at it again. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz finished second and third in the second free practice sessions and that should be a good omen towards Saturday's qualifying. Binotto even hopes that it will manage to beat Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing.

"The tests showed that we and Verstappen would be fast with Red Bull and the first two free practice sessions proved that. We have two drivers who are mentally ready to do well for Ferrari and try to get the best possible result. They are in good shape," Binotto looked ahead to what is to come in front of the Sky Italia camera .

Verstappen has come out of the winter break well and manages to impress everything and everyone from the first moment. The RB18 looks very fast, but Ferrari refuses to bow its head just yet. "You should always try to go for the best, including the victory. The competition is very strong, it's good to believe that, but we can't fool ourselves. My feeling? Still a little bit of relief."

Binotto to speak about Ferrari engine

The Italian technical director knows that Ferrari has come a long way. He is happy that everything now seems to fall into place in 2022. Also regarding the engine, everything looks positive for the time being."With the power unit we have made a big step forward, but we have to wait for qualifying. Today we got indications, but no results. It's a good sign to see so many Ferrari engines there [at the top]. but I'm sure Mercedes also has horsepower to play with."