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Ecclestone: Schumacher was a leader, Vettel is not

Sebastian Vettel counts Bernie Ecclestone as a close friend, confidante if you wish, but the former F1 supremo is wondering if the German is capable of returning Ferrari to championship glory as his legendary compatriot Michael Schumacher did two decades ago. Speaking to La Gazzetta Dello Sport ahead of season final Abu Dhabi weekend, Ecclestone was asked for his thoughts on Ferrari's failure to win the championship despite having the best package to do so since the advent of the turbo hybrid era. Ecclestone admitted, 'I really thought Ferrari would do it this year, and really don't know where they lost their way, at what point they lost it and there was no valid reason, I don't know.'...
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