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Brown: Vettel will probably leave the sport, unfortunately
Daniel Ricciardo was McLaren's first choice to replace Ferrari-bound Spaniard Carlos Sainz and Sebastian Vettel was never in the frame, the Formula 1 team's chief executive Zak Brown said on Friday. He expected Vettel, who is leaving Ferrari at the end of 2020, to retire, 'Obviously Seb's an awesome driver and a four-time champion. 'But I think we were pretty far down the path in the off-season and knew we would either land with Daniel or Carlos,' the American told Sky Sports television. 'We never really entertained anyone beyond that, and especially with Seb's late-breaking news, we were pretty far down the path at that point.' Ferrari said on Tuesday that Vettel, who won all his titles...
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