Binotto said: “It has been a very hard season, even harder than we expected.”. “The engine is running well on the dyno [test bed],” Binotto said. Binotto said he felt “fully supported” by chairman John Elkann and vice-president Piero Ferrari, but added: “I know my time [as team principal] is not infinite. But Binotto said there would be no favouritism towards Leclerc at the start of next season. Asked what he expected of Sainz, Binotto said: “I expect him to contribute to the constructors’ championship. “I am expecting him to be a great team-mate and I am expecting he is a hard worker. He is a leader and I expect him to help develop the team in the future.”.

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