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Ecclestone: Vettel is a victim, not a culprit

Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone believes Ferrari did not provide Sebastian Vettel with enough support during the 2018 championship campaign, and with it lost out on a good chance to dethrone Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton from their pedestal. Ecclestone told Auto Bild, 'Lewis deserved to be World Champion and Sebastian was an undeserved runner-up. Lewis was outstanding but also got total support from his team. You can't say that for Sebastian.' 'My impression is that Ferrari fell into old habits after the death of Sergio Marchionne. Lacking a strong hand there was more chaos than constructive action. Suddenly there were strange mistakes in strategy, and from the outside one had the...
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