Binotto explains how Ferrari will manage reliability in the short term

Ferrari look strong after two wins in a row, but the reliability of the car remains a problem. Mattia Binotto emphasises that the team is working hard to find a solution. The team boss has hope for the future.

The Red Bull Ring party could have been even better for Ferrari with a one-two, but Carlos Sainz's engine exploded in the closing stages of the race. Binotto still believes in both championships. Leclerc is 38 points behind Max Verstappen, while Ferrari are 56 points behind in the constructors' championship.

Reliability remains the enemy after breakdowns in Barcelona, Baku and again in Austria. According to Binotto, the problem in Spielberg is very similar to the one in Baku. In Maranello, they are working hard to find a solution. "We have a very good performing engine. That gives me hope for the future when we have found a way to make it reliable as well," Binotto told Corriere della Sera.

There are still two races to go before the four-week summer break. Ferrari are keen to close the gap and head to the Belgian Grand Prix with a good feeling, but it remains to be seen whether reliability issues can be resolved so quickly.

"These are problems that worry us for the coming races, not in the long term. I am convinced that we can solve it as a team. For this kind of intervention you need time: you need to design, produce and homologate new components for reliability. A few weeks are not enough. In the short term we will try to manage it in terms of kilometres," said the Ferrari team boss.