After Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc were very evenly matched throughout the 2019 F1 season, fans were surprised to see a large disparity in pace emerge between the Ferrari team-mates this year. This prompted speculation that Ferrari were deliberately sabotaging Vettel or not giving him the same machinery as Leclerc, as the German was set
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Sebastian Vettel, who will compete with the newly rebranded Aston Martin Racing F1 team next year, has praised his former Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, saying he has a “bright future” ahead of him. In a recent with Sky Italia F1, Vettel said: “He is certainly very fast and talented. READ: Russian Propaganda Site Defends Nikita
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Max Verstappen was the only driver able to challenge the dominant Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas last season. And, while many in the paddock consider Verstappen to be the most talented driver on the current F1 grid – especially as he outperformed the Mercedes on a few occasions despite driving an inferior car
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Former F1 driver Nelson Piquet Jr has said he believes the Mercedes F1 Team wants Lewis Hamilton to “dominate” as opposed to him having a team-mate who can challenge him in equal machinery. He noted that, unlike Valtteri Bottas, Nico Rosberg was able to give Hamilton a run for his money at Mercedes – and
MoreCarlos Sainz, who had his final race with McLaren last weekend in Abu Dhabi, travelled to Maranello on Friday for a seat fitting and media event at Ferrari HQ. The Spaniard described it as a day he’ll “never forget” and said it was “pretty special” to be in red for the first time. READ: Leclerc
MoreFollowing his last race with Ferrari last weekend, Sebastian Vettel has revealed that Lewis Hamilton, whom he’s battled for the Championship on a number of occasions, cheered him up after it was announced that he would leaving the Scuderia at the end of 2020. “Right after the bad news in spring, Lewis called me. We
MoreAfter enduring his worst season in Formula One this year, Sebastian Vettel will be hoping for a much stronger campaign in 2021 with Aston Martin Racing. It will also be interesting to see how he gets on with his new team-mate, Lance Stroll – whose billionaire father owns the team – and who will emerge
MoreDespite having a difficult final season, Sebastian Vettel leaves Ferrari as the third-most winning driver in the history of the Scuderia and he will be looking forward to having a clean slate next year at Aston Martin Racing. At his final race weekend with Ferrari in Abu Dhabi, the Maranello-based team hailed Vettel’s professionalism and
More1997 Formula One World Champion Jacques Villeneuve has described Sebastian Vettel’s final season with Ferrari as “agony”, and the Canadian has suggested that the Scuderia favoured Charles Leclerc over the four-time World Champion. “It was a very tough year for Vettel. It was agony for him actually and he will be happy to go home.
MoreFerrari’s miserable season finally came to an end last weekend in Abu Dhabi, and although Charles Leclerc is hoping for a much stronger package next year, he believes 2020 was his best season in Formula One. Focusing on the positives, Leclerc said: “For the future, I think we have learnt a lot from this season
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