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Ecclestone: 'I helped Vettel with this'

Future Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel was helped by Bernie Ecclestone in securing his new contract, as we learn from an interview with the F1 creator on Sport1.de. “I put a lot of pressure on team owner Lawrence Stroll to take Sebastian. I told him how good Sebastian is still and that in the end it will be a win for everyone if the deal goes through”, Ecclestone explains. “I think my arguments helped convince him.”  Read more Daimler takes a 20% stake in Aston Martin: Will this also affect the F1 teams? Not only did Ecclestone help the German driver secure a seat with Aston Martin, the two also regularly keep in touch. Ecclestone: “We talk on the...
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