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Vettel enjoyed a promising start at Ferrari, here winning the Australian Grand Prix in 2017. Getty
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Race winner Lewis Hamilton pulls second placed Vettel on to the top step of the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Canada last June. AFP
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Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel walks from his car after crashing during the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim in 2018. Getty
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Vettel was upset by the mistake in front of his own fans. Getty
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Vettel walks back into the paddock after the crash. Getty
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Lewis Hamilton fans at Silverstone with a sign referring to the incident between Vettel and Hamilton in Baku. Getty
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Vettel kicks up gravel in Monza. Getty
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Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo at the US Grand Prix in Texas in 2018. Shutterstock
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Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel with a damaged car during the Bahrain Grand Prix in March 2019. Reuters
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Race winner Sebastian Vettel at Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore last September. Getty
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Lance Stroll in the Racing Point spins with Vettel during the Italian Grand Prix last September. Getty
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Vettel enjoyed a promising start at Ferrari, here winning the Australian Grand Prix in 2017. Getty
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Race winner Lewis Hamilton pulls second placed Vettel on to the top step of the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Canada last June. AFP
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Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel walks from his car after crashing during the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim in 2018. Getty
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Vettel was upset by the mistake in front of his own fans. Getty
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Vettel walks back into the paddock after the crash. Getty
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Lewis Hamilton fans at Silverstone with a sign referring to the incident between Vettel and Hamilton in Baku. Getty
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Vettel kicks up gravel in Monza. Getty
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Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo at the US Grand Prix in Texas in 2018. Shutterstock
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Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel with a damaged car during the Bahrain Grand Prix in March 2019. Reuters
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Race winner Sebastian Vettel at Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore last September. Getty
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Lance Stroll in the Racing Point spins with Vettel during the Italian Grand Prix last September. Getty
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Vettel enjoyed a promising start at Ferrari, here winning the Australian Grand Prix in 2017. Getty
Rows, tears, rants, crashes and apologies – the overwhelming pressure that crushed Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari dream
From a promising start to a desperately sad ending with the mighty red machines
Byron Young
13 May, 2020
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