Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn has backed Ferrari chief Mattia Binotto to turnaround the team’s fortunes, adding the Italian “knows what he is doing”. Ferrari was tipped as the pre-season favourites but is yet to record a win so far during the opening five races of 2019, while rivals Mercedes have taken five straight one-two finishes. The Scuderia brought a number of updates to Barcelona, including a upgraded power unit, though Mercedes was still able to inflict the Italian squad with another crushing defeat on a circuit Ferrari had looked so strong at during winter testing. “Mercedes’ updates appear to have been a significant step forward but it seems one can’t say the...
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