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Ecclestone would have helped Verstappen – Tarquini

Feb.23 A Bernie Ecclestone-run Formula 1 would have seen Max Verstappen crowned champion 'much earlier'. That is the view of former F1 driver Gabriele Tarquini, referring to the continuing controversy surrounding the way Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton's intense 2021 title battle concluded in Abu Dhabi. 'The stewards almost ruined everything,' the Italian told Russia's Championat. 'In the past, battles such as theirs were the norm. It never occurred to anyone to consider what happened as any violation.' Tarquini, 59, thinks the road to the championship would have been much smoother under the reign of former F1 supremo Ecclestone. 'Without a doubt, Lewis deserved his eighth title,' he said....
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