Binotto has been out of a job since he resigned as Ferrari team principal at the end of last season, feeling he had lost the full backing of the iconic brand’s top brass
Mattia Binotto has been strongly tipped to become the new Alpine team principal.
The Renault-backed squad is in need of a new leader following the axing of Otmar Szafnauer at last month’s Belgian Grand Prix. Both he and long-serving sporting director Alan Permane left Enstone by mutual consent.
Alpine vice president Bruno Famin has taken temporary charge and is expected to fulfil that role at the Dutch Grand Prix later this month. He recently said the team is in no rush to appoint a permanent team boss.
But reports claim Szafnauer’s successor has already been secured. According to French outlet L’Auto Journal, Renault chief executive Luca de Meo has chosen Binotto as his preferred choice for the role.