Managing two star drivers, both capable of winning races, is never an easy task – as Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto has discovered this season. But Binotto believes Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc’s rivalry will not boil over, despite their ‘disagreements’ this season.

Both drivers have expressed their clear displeasure at the other in recent races, Vettel when his younger team mate failed to return the favour of providing a slipstream in Monza qualifying, and Leclerc when he felt the four-time champion had ignored team orders following the race start in Russia.

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With four rounds of the 2019 campaign remaining, Leclerc has a nine-point advantage over Vettel in the fight for a likely third place in the standings. With much honour at stake, could Ferrari yet lose control of their drivers?

“No, I don’t think there is the risk of losing control because there is a difference between not managing drivers and at least having the intent to manage them,” said Binotto.

“There is always a solution which is not manage them – maybe someone may do so. I think our intention is to try to manage the situation to the benefit of the team and secondly to the benefit, overall, as well, of the drivers.

“We may do a few things that can be addressed or improved and I think that is what we are building and trying to do for the future.”