Binotto looking for improvements at German GP

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says he is looking for an improved performance from the team at the German Grand Prix despite not bringing any upgrades.

Last year at Hockenheim, at his home race, Sebastian Vettel crashed out of a comfortable lead through driver error, ultimately losing the race and his lead that he had over Lewis Hamilton in the drivers’ championship.

Binotto is very aware of it being Vettel’s home race and hopes the team can do well, especially after what happened last year.
 
He said (quoted by The Checkered Flag): “For us, the German Grand Prix is first and foremost Sebastian’s home race.
 
“Therefore we really hope to do well at Hockenheim, especially after last year’s race here, when the win escaped us at the end of a weekend where our performance was definitely up to the task.”
 
Although the team themselves aren’t bringing any upgrades to Hockenheimring Binotto feels they gathered enough data from Silverstone to further understand their car more.

Binotto said: “We are not bringing any specific updates, but studying the data from the last round in Silverstone has provided us with useful information in our quest to get a better understanding of our car.”

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