Axed by Ferrari for dubious reasons, sympathy was very much with Sebastian Vettel in the build up to the Austrian Grand Prix. 31 laps into the new season and it was back with Ferrari. And Vettel has only Vettel to blame. Arriving at the Red Bull Ring for the season-opening Austrian race, Vettel lifted the lid off his Ferrari axing. The German revealed that although Ferrari had been saying for months that he was their number one choice to partner Charles Leclerc in 2021, the Scuderia backtracked. 'It was obviously a surprise to me when I got the call from [team boss] Mattia [Binotto] when he told me that there was no further intention for the team to continue [with me],' he told the media....
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