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Ecclestone: There are too many Italians at Ferrari
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has come out in defense of Sebastian Vettel by pointing a finger at Ferrari for not giving the four times World Champion a decent car to win with. In an interview with Bild, Ecclestone pulled no punches, 'Ferrari has fallen back to the times before Schumacher and Todt. There are too many Italians working there. This is nothing against Italy, but it is not in their DNA to lead a team successfully.' Indeed Ferrari endured a low par season, not helped by the mid-season departure of James Allison, who was replaced by Mattia Binotto as chief technical officer. What transpired thereafter at Maranello was a 'head-to-toe' restructuring of the Formula 1 operation in...
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