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Button: If Vettel was pushed, it's madness

Ferrari's decision to part ways with Sebastian Vettel is nothing short of 'madness' if they did in fact force him out, says 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button. The Scuderia said last week that four-times world champion Vettel would leave them at the end of the 2020 season, after talks on a new contract ended without a deal. They then replaced the German with Spaniard Carlos Sainz to race alongside Charles Leclerc. German media had reported that Vettel, who won 14 races with Ferrari and is their third-most successful driver, had rejected a one-year extension with a reduced salary but the 32-year-old said financial matters played no part in the joint decision. “If he was pushed,...
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