Binotto tells rivals to protest Ferrari engine
Mattia Binotto is daring Ferrari's rivals to lodge a protest against the Italian team's 2019 power unit.
There are rumours that key rivals suspect the engine could be illegal.
"We're talking about 50 horsepower on the straights," Red Bull team boss Christian Horner is quoted by Blick.
The Swiss newspaper's veteran correspondent Roger Benoit says one team has already asked the FIA to look into the situation with Ferrari's engine.
Ferrari team boss Binotto reportedly hit back: "They should protest!
"Then we could all see how stupid their allegations are and the rumours would disappear."
Binotto is more focused on turning Ferrari's obvious qualifying advantage into more race victories.
"We have six consecutive pole positions but three victories in the last six races," he said. "We want more than this.
"But it is undoubtedly an improvement over how we started the season. We see the last three races as a test bench to learn to operate in the best possible way for next season."
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I cannot remember that Ferrari complained against Mercedes or RedBull performances when they (Ferrari) was not competitive...
Spot on, Johann. You have said it all.
But boy did they moan
Correct, Oldwit, but they mostly bemoaned their own weakness, not the other teams' strengths. Big difference. BTW, if the Ferrari engine is so friggin' superior why are their customer teams under performing? Might some of it be chassis and aero?
Indeed ROR, looks like their DRS is also working much better than the others.
Good point, Leopold, I try to block DRS from my mind. If I don't think about it, maybe it will go away.