Horner thinks it would have been a 'very difficult' decision for Binotto to leave Ferrari on the back of the team's failure to win the 2022 F1 title.
’s failure to win the world championship this year, Binotto offered his resignation after feeling he did not have the full support of the Italian manufacturer’s senior management team.team boss Frederic Vasseur favourite to take the job.
Asked by Motorsport.com at the FIA Gala Awards in Italy if he was surprised by the events at Ferrari, Horner said: “I think, in all fairness to Mattia, he did a very good job in producing a very competitive car and engine for Ferrari, certainly this year. Obviously, they had their moments operationally.
“So, of course, a huge pressure in that team, because it's a national team effectively, as well as an OEM team. And I think that it will now be the sixth team principal that I will sit across the table from, since I've been at Red Bull and, obviously, you know, a lot of pressure on that job.”Horner attended Friday night’s FIA gala to collect Red Bull’s first constructors’ championship trophy since 2013.
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