Former Renault F1 team boss Flavio Briatore believes that his former driver Fernando Alonso would have been world champion in 2018 if he had been driving for Ferrari rather than Sebastian Vettel. Ferrari perhaps had the strongest car for most of the season, but key mistakes by the German allowed Lewis Hamilton to take his fifth world title. Vettel tailed off badly towards the end of last season, only taking victory once after the summer break, having been favourite for the title just a couple of weeks earlier. Read more Briatore proclaims: 'Leclerc is faster than Vettel. He is ready to win the title' The mistakes were a key factor in the eventual 88 point gap between Hamilton and Vettel,...
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