The comments of the "number 1" of Mattia Binotto surprised Toto Wolff



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Toto Wolff confessed to being surprised to hear Ferrari reassure Sebastian Vettel on his "No. 1" status.

After a winter of speculation that Charles Leclerc could immediately qualify for the title in 2019, new boss Mattia Binotto said that it would always be Vettel who would have "priority".

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"Mattia has before him an arduous task and I have the impression that he wants to do it in his own way," said Wolff, the boss of his rival Mercedes, in Barcelona.

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"Team orders are always controversial, so saying such a statement at the beginning of the year is quite something," he added.

However, Wolff says that he think Binotto will be a good substitute for Maurizio Arrivabene, Ferrari's outgoing president.

"I have known Mattia for many years as an engine manager at Ferrari, then as head of the technical department, now as a team leader," he said.

"We can not be distracted"

"It's a guy at the speed of lightning who knows exactly what he's doing."

Indeed, Vettel was impressed by his time spent on the first day, with Mercedes further back. Wolff worries that Mercedes rivals have finally caught up with and overtaken the German team?

"I always find the regulatory changes so exciting because they involve different interpretations," said Wolff.

"For example, we can see on the Ferrari or the Sauber that they pursue a concept of fin different from that of their opponents.

"I see a lot of innovation, and we clearly have that on the radar, and on the other hand, we can not be distracted," he added.

"We are always moving in the direction of the evolution of our cars and many of our most distinctive changes are hidden.

"We have a good package, but no one can say for now, the World Championships do not guarantee that you'll stay there, and Ferrari's performance on the first day is proof of that," Wolff insists.

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