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Ferrari said no to Hulkenberg via SMS text message
Ferrari said no to Hulkenberg via SMS text message 12 September, 2013 Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg's manager has expressed disappointment with how Ferrari broke the bad news to the German driver this week, after it emerged that he was seriously considered by the Maranello based team as the replacement for Felipe Massa.
But when Ferrari ultimately signed Raikkonen, the Italian squad let Hulkenberg know in the form of a mere text message, the German driver's manager Werner Heinz has revealed.
'After two months of negotiations, I expected at least a phone call,' he told Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.
Werner said five lawyers worked for eight weeks on the Ferrari contract, where...
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