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Ferrari did not support Vettel enough - Ecclestone

Dec.3 Bernie Ecclestone has leapt to the defence of Sebastian Vettel. The former F1 supremo said Ferrari did not adequately support the German driver as he pushed for the world championship in 2018. "Lewis was outstanding, but he also got total support from his team," Ecclestone told Germany's Auto Bild. "You cannot say that about Sebastian. "My impression is that Ferrari fell into old habits after the death of Sergio Marchionne," the 88-year-old said. "Suddenly there were strange strategy mistakes and from the outside I had the impression that Ferrari did more for Kimi Raikkonen than for Sebastian. But a team must support its title favourite without...
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