Binotto stopped watching the race in the last laps

Mattia Binotto says he was unable to watch the end of the Austrian GP as Charles Leclerc faced technical problems.

In the final laps, Leclerc's car had a throttle-related problem that hurt his consistency, to say the least.

The Monegasque took the checkered flag less than two seconds ahead of Max Verstappen after the Dutchman came close at the end of the race.

When asked about Ferrari's problem, Binotto admitted that he had to avert his eyes from the action.

"Honestly, I don't know," he commented on the drama. "I was informed and we looked at the data, but we need to wait for the car to come back to see if it was a mechanical problem or not. I stopped watching the race at that point."

Binotto stressed the importance of the win after Leclerc's recent string of bad luck.

"Certainly, I am very happy because it is now two wins in a row, at Silverstone and here in Austria," he continued.

"The recovery was important for us, we needed to come back after a few races without a win, but with the potential to do so. It was a bit disappointing to have Carlos' car fail because it could have been an even better Sunday."

Starting behind Verstappen, it was clear at the start that Leclerc had more speed than Red Bull, with the championship leader seemingly having trouble with tire wear.

Leclerc took advantage and took the lead in the first stint, and Binotto confirmed that his tactic was to pressure his rival into overwearing his tires.

"It's hard for me to judge what the others are doing," he said. "We looked at all our data from yesterday's short race, tried to have the right balance to take care of the tires and decided how to manage them."

"The drivers did a fantastic job. They pushed Max early in the race, which I believe was the difference compared to yesterday's short race."

"We decided that the best way was to try to keep him under pressure in order for him to go faster and wear out his tires, and I think that worked well."