It's not been the season that the Scuderia wanted - with that coming together between Sebastian vettel and Charles Leclerc last time out in Brazil surely the lowest point. But triumphs in front of the tifosi at Monza and that stellar run of six pole positions after the summer break have given Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto reason to laud his team - even if he admits that second in the championship just doesn't cut it for a team once accustomed to victory...

Having stormed pre-season testing, Ferrari seemed destined to lead from the front in 2019, but when the action proper got going they slumped to 12 races without a win as rivals Mercedes established an unassailable advantage.

Heading into the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi, Ferrari stand on three wins - having taken victory in Belgium, Italy and Singapore – with near misses in Canada, Austria, and Bahrain. But Binotto said what he values most is the way Ferrari “fought back” after the summer break.

“Of course there were highs and lows: the first part of the season did not go the way we wanted, but I certainly value the way we all stood together, rolled up our sleeves and fought back,” he said.

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