Traditionally Ferrari have always been under the closest of scrutiny from the Italian media, whose collective power led to many driver and team, principal sackings but, oddly, now with the team in crisis despite a winning car and two superb drivers, the pens are largely silent. Apart from the wholesale mockery of Mattia Binotto and his ‘invincibles' on Italian language social media, the big news outlets have been remarkably tight-lipped with their criticism as the team boss appears untouchable and calling the shots at Maranello. Some Tifosi say today's mainstream journos have too much to lose in terms of perks to piss off Ferrari aka FIAT, the Agnelli's, Juventus tickets etc etc...
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