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Wurz: Vettel, like Alonso, suffered burnout at Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel's departure from Ferrari is emblematic of a culture that stresses its drivers to the breaking point, says Grand Prix Drivers' Association chairman Alex Wurz. A close friend of the four-time Formula 1 world champion, as well as a colleague in the German's capacity as a director of the GPDA, Wurz revealed the move took him by surprise, but he can understand why it happened. 'Sebastian is a friend of mine, but I didn't see it coming,' he told Sky Sports F1. 'He keeps those cards always very close to his chest. 'If you look at the history of Ferrari, you have this first few years and months of big love and all these radio calls, all the emotions that come out of it, which...
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