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Binotto: The choice about Seb was not easy because we love him

Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto explained in an exclusive interview with Sky Italia that he had to rehearse the call he made to dismiss the four-time Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel from the team. The Italian team has decided to mix youth with youth by hiring rising star Carlos Sainz to partner their homegrown ace Charles Leclerc. But the decision to oust Seb was not an easy one for the team principal, who broke the news to the German driver before the start of the 2020 campaign. Binotto recalled, 'I was at home, and before I called him I repeated mentally three times beforehand what I should tell him and how. 'The choice about Seb was not easy because we love him for what he has...
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