After again publicly scolding the team's strategic decisions on the radio during the Spanish GP, the quadruple world champion then told Sky Deutschland: "My opinion is no longer important."
Ferrari team boss Binotto responded: "This is a comment motivated by his disappointment at not being part of the team next year.
"When he says something like that, he only wants to express that advice for the future is no longer his business," the Italian added.
Binotto also said that, notwithstanding Vettel's public criticisms, Ferrari ultimately proved to be correct with its strategic choices.
"There are no misunderstandings, but while some other teams do not like it, we prefer to speak openly," he explained.
"There are doubts and questions but if you look at the recent races we can see that the decisions were correct. But discussions are welcome," said Binotto.
However, not everyone agrees with that sentiment, with Ralf Schumacher observing:
"Sorry Ferrari, but that doesn't work at all.
"A team fighting for the world championship must manage to communicate properly."
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