Lack of expert leadership at Ferrari has not helped Sebastian Vettel | Richard Williams

Oct 08, 2018

The F1 title race comes down to fine margins and the absence of racing knowledge at Ferrari has been evident as Mercedes has taken control

When Sebastian Vettel poked the nose of his Ferrari alongside the flank of Max Verstappen’s Red Bull as they hurtled into Suzuka’s Spoon corner on the eighth lap of Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, he was doing what racing drivers do. Or so he claimed later.

“If I don’t go for that gap, and the gap is there,” he said, “I might as well stay at home.”

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