Mattia Binotto has confirmed that he will sit out a second consecutive race this weekend. Team boss Binotto explained that he had delegated the acting role to sporting director Laurent Mekies because he also needs to oversee progress on the 2021 and 2022 projects. Of course, race weekends are very important, but so is managing the team as a whole. “It is important for me to find a balance between the racing team and the work at the factory,” said Binotto. But despite the Swiss-born Italian deciding to also sit out Bahrain, Binotto insisted that Ferrari still needs to push hard this weekend.

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