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Ferrari deemed Vettel too ‘immature' in 2008
Ferrari considered stealing Sebastian Vettel from Red Bull in 2008 but decided he was too immature, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo has revealed. Back then, the German, at Toro Rosso, had just become the youngest-ever race winner in the sport courtesy of a victory at Monza and looked set to be promoted to Red Bull. Ferrari meanwhile, with Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen on their books, won the Constructors' Championship ahead of McLaren, with the latter missing out on the title in the final race. Di Montezemolo was chairman at the time and, in an interview with Sky Italia, has revealed that the team, egged on by Michael Schumacher, considered trying to sign Vettel before opting to wait for...
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