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Binotto 'number 1' comments surprised Wolff

Feb.19 Toto Wolff has admitted he was surprised to hear Ferrari reassure Sebastian Vettel about his 'number 1' status. After a winter of speculation that Charles Leclerc could immediately be gunning for the title in 2019, new boss Mattia Binotto said it will in fact still be Vettel with "priority". "Mattia has a daunting task ahead of him, and I have the impression he wants to do it in his own way," Wolff, the team boss at rival Mercedes, said in Barcelona. "Team orders is always a controversial topic," he added. "To say such a statement at the beginning of the year is quite something." However, Wolff says he thinks Binotto will be a good...
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