{"id":6535,"date":"2020-11-04T12:04:51","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T12:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/?p=6535"},"modified":"2020-11-04T12:04:51","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T12:04:51","slug":"ecclestone-pressured-lawrence-stroll-to-sign-up-vettel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=6535","title":{"rendered":"Ecclestone ‘pressured’ Lawrence Stroll to sign up Vettel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone says he intervened to convince Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll to sign up four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel.<\/p>\n

Vettel was informed by Ferrari last spring that he did not figure in the Italian outfit’s plans for 2021, an announcement that was followed by the news of Carlos Sainz’s move from McLaren to the Scuderia for next season.<\/p>\n

Given the lack of top drives in F1 for 2021, many believed Vettel would call it a day on his time in the sport or perhaps enjoy a year on the sidelines and await a fresh opportunity to return to the fray.<\/p>\n

In the end however, Vettel will embark on a new challenge next year with midfield contender Racing Point which will race under the Aston Martin Racing from next year.<\/p>\n

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Ecclestone, who celebrated his 90th birthday yesterday, has remained close to Vettel in recent years, and Mr. E says he played a role in helping his friend seal his deal with Racing Point.<\/p>\n

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“We talk on the phone a lot,” Ecclestone told German broadcaster Sport1.<\/p>\n

“I listen to him and then give him my assessment of things. I also helped him make the deal with Aston Martin work.<\/p>\n

“I really put pressure on team owner Lawrence Stroll to take Sebastian.<\/p>\n

“I told him how good Sebastian was still and that in the end it would be a win-win situation for everyone if the deal went through. I think my arguments helped convince him.”<\/p>\n

Vettel’s final campaign with Ferrari has turned into an excruciating year that can’t end soon enough for the 33-year-old who has been comprehensively outpaced at every opportunity by teammate Charles Leclerc.<\/p>\n