Ferrari shake things up again with Binotto departure
Mattia Binotto's exit from Ferrari at the end of December leaves Formula One's oldest and most successful team seeking a fifth boss in under a decade to lead the fight against rivals benefiting from years of stability.
The job of Ferrari team principal ranks alongside coaching the national soccer team as the hottest of hot seats in Italian sport.
The expectations and pressure are huge, with patience in short supply and the full glare of the spotlight picking out every mistake.
Since Stefano Domenicali - now in charge of Formula One - resigned in 2014, Ferrari have gone through principals faster than any top team while track success has remained elusive.
Toto Wolff, who co-owns the Mercedes team, has been in charge there since 2013 and the stability has brought unprecedented success.
Christian Horner has been Red Bull boss since 2005, taking the team to four successive driver and constructor title doubles from 2010-13 and again this season to end a run of eight consecutive constructors' titles for Mercedes.
Ferrari, who enjoyed a golden era with Michael Schumacher during a period of stability under the leadership of Frenchman Jean Todt from 1993-2007, have not won a championship since 2008.
Marco Mattiacci's tenure at Maranello was short-lived after he was appointed in 2014 as successor to Domenicali, with Maurizio Arrivabene taking over in 2015 and lasting until the end of 2018 when Binotto was promoted.
His departure, announced on Tuesday, means more change after a season in which Ferrari re-emerged as race winners after a two-year drought but, despite having the fastest car in March, failed to maintain a title challenge.
Whoever gets the job will have plenty to get on top of, including the internal politics that have long been