Why Ferrari is still suffering from its Vettel failure

Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari should've been an F1 dream team, but it didn't work out that way. Edd Straw and Mark Hughes sort the fact from the fiction of how it came together - and fell apart - in the very first episode of our new F1 history podcast, The Race F1 Rewind, as they look back at a partnership that promised much, but delivered nothing like what was hoped for. Driven by the romantic dream of replicating the golden era of his hero Michael Schumacher, four-time world champion Vettel arrived at Maranello in late-2014 ready to lead the team to new glories, only to find that his footing was already being undermined by internal wrangling and political upheaval. They outline how Vettel came to leave Red Bull, how Fernando Alonso was blindsided by Ferrari's secret talks with Vettel, how the rapid turnover of senior leadership continually impacted Vettel's standing, and how the sudden promotion of Charles Leclerc served as an internal test of Vettel's worth. 00:00 An unfulfilled dream 05:34 Vettel to Ferrari: How it happened 08:39 Three drivers into two seats 13:15 Dream team dismantled 16:56 How Alonso was blindsided 21:42 The shifting sands 24:16 2015: Reasons for optimism 31:00 The driver as an employee 35:46 2016: The slide 38:50 2017: Papering over the cracks 41:51 2018: The mess behind a lost title 45:52 The power struggle + Marchionne's death 47:55 2019: 'Grenade' Leclerc gets thrown in 54:02 2020: How it all fell apart 57:50 Fast-forward: Ferrari's extended underachievement 1:01:48 Should Vettel have steered clear? #f1 #formula1 #formulaone #podcast #f1podcast #history #retro #nostalgia #f1history #classicf1 #f1rewind #sebastianvettel #ferrari #ferrarif1 #fernandoalonso #mattiabinotto #charlesleclerc #redbull #redbullf1 #redbullracing