Ferrari turns its back on IndyCar

Mattia Binotto's shock declaration in May 2020 was not followed by any action regarding the evaluation of an IndyCar program.

Published on 06/02/2021 à 09:49

Medhi Casaurang

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Ferrari turns its back on IndyCar

On May 15, when Mattia Binotto announced “watch IndyCar as an alternative program” for Team Ferrari, AUTOhebdo.fr asked the following question: “Reality or bluff? » The Italian team was reacting to the introduction of the budget cap for teams in Formula 1 from 2021 to 145 million dollars.

Nearly nine months later, the answer came, and it will disappoint fans as well as Roger Penske, the boss of theIndyCar. In fact, the Maranello manufacturer rejected the idea of ​​exporting to the American championship, according to the Austrian media Speedweek.

“After discussions, we came to the conclusion that we won't be competing in IndyCar anytime soon. This could be possible in the medium to long term. But today we want to focus our investments on F1.", declared the Director of Swiss sports management.

Also mentioned in May 2020, theEndurance was not, however, cited by Mattia Binotto.

Medhi Casaurang

Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!

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