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Binotto reacts to Ferrari disappointment: "Certainly it's a concern"
Ferrari had a terrible race weekend in Azerbaijan with both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz retiring. To add to their woes, four of the six Ferrari-powered cars also retired and team boss Mattia Binotto promises that they will analyse and understand the issues.
Title battle
Ferrari are engaged in a title battle with Red Bull Racing this weekend, though they lost a significant amount of points to the team this weekend. Binotto knows that weekends like this can cost a team dearly.
"Certainly it's a concern. We said it even before coming here in Baku. Reliability is always a key factor in the battle. As a team, we pushed a lot to develop the car during the winter, but we proved we are not yet fully reliable. There is still some work to be done. We didn't get euphoric at the start of the season, we will not be deflated right now. The team will stay focused, work hard and make us stronger for the future," Binotto told Sky Sports.
In the same conversation, the Italian explained that he is keeping a close eye on the other teams that recorded retirements with Ferrari engines. Kevin Magnussen stopped on track with smoke coming out of the airbox, though he doesn't believe Zhou's retirement is a cause for concern.
"First we need to understand. Not all the issues are the same. I don't know yet, we take some time to analyse and understand. We need to analyse those ones, I don't think Zhou is related to our components. One of the reasons we supply other teams is to get technical feedback. What's happening is useful," Binotto concluded.