Lewis Hamilton is familiar with Ferrari s potential new team principal Fredric Vasseur after winning the GP2 title together with his ART Grand Prix racing team.
Ferrari have announced that Mattia Binotto is to leave his position as Ferrari Team Principal at the end of the year, putting an end to weeks of speculation.
Mattia Binotto has brushed aside rumours that his future as Ferrari Team Principal was hanging in the balance, after the Scuderia were moved to deny speculation regarding possible replacements for the Swiss earlier this week.
Ferrari have been a close challenger to Red Bull at most circuits so far this season and Mattia Binotto hopes track characteristics are the root cause of the significant gap between the two teams in Belgium.