Mattia Binotto, team principal of the bumbling Ferrari team, did not need to be told he is under big pressure. For Ferrari come into the season’s third race totally off the pace. The immediate backdrop to the Ferrari malaise is the coming together of their cars in Austria last weekend. He was transposed from technical director to team principal for 2019, but does he possess the directness of a leader?. Ferrari were well of the pace again in Friday practice for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Asked about the unique demands at Maranello, he said: ‘Working at Ferrari is in many ways a joy.

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