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Binotto: Vettel and Leclerc will be free to fight

Clarifying reports that at times Sebastian Vettel will be favoured over Charles Leclerc, new Ferrari chief Mattia Binotto is adamant that his two drivers will indeed be allowed to race one another this season, in other words, equal status for both within the team. This is a clear shift in policy at Maranello where they have tended to favour one driver over the other eg. Michael Schumacher bossed all his teammates, Fernando Alonso was favoured over Felipe Massa and most recently Kimi Raikkonen played second fiddle to Vettel. Last season, rivals Mercedes drew criticism at times for their handling of Valtteri Bottas, who did not win a single race throughout 2018 and was ordered to allow Lewis...
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