Bernie Ecclestone and Sebastian Vettel have a friendship.
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Ecclestone believes that Vettel will also have a difficult time this season.
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Vettel is entering its sixth Ferrari season.
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Meanwhile, there is a lot of evidence of a ghost race in Bahrain.
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The start of the World Cup on Sunday in Melbourne (TV live from 6.10 a.m.) is not yet in danger, despite stricter entry controls. The teams arrive with much fewer employees. And after the tests in Barcelona, most Italians were no longer in their own country!
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The empty desert highway
And what happens a week later in the second World Cup run? Bahrain even plans to run a ghost race on March 22nd. So without fans. Even if there are never more than 40,000.
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Ecclestone flies to Brazil
“The bosses on the Gulf take the corona virus very seriously. I have now even declined the king’s annual invitation, »former GP boss Bernie Ecclestone (89) said to Blick. «I’m flying to Brazil on our farm on Wednesday. The country has so far 13 coronavirus cases! »
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Why did Ferrai make a deal?
The Brit is surprised at how the “Ferrari case” is handled. “If the Italians did everything in accordance with the rules, why are they doing a secret deal with the FIA?” In addition, Ecclestone joked: “If I’m not legally on the road, then I don’t do it until the World Cup is already lost.”
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«I hope with all Ferrari fans»
Ecclestone believes that his friend Sebastian Vettel will also suffer in the sixth Ferrari season in 2020. “The car is obviously not good, but I like to be surprised like millions of red car fans!”
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Hamilton despite the start curse
Bernie’s World Cup tip is simple: “Hamilton – except Verstappen can pull through the whole season!” Interesting that Hamilton has never won the World Cup opener in Australia in the past four years.