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Vettel opposed to double points despite Red Bull crisis
Despite Red Bull's early season technical crisis, Sebastian Vettel is still opposed to the new 'double points' innovation.
It is widely believed that, having seen viewership numbers decline amid Vettel's utter dominance late last season, Bernie Ecclestone pushed hard for the controversial double-points concept for the 2014 title finale.
Unsurprisingly, Vettel - having won the last 9 races of 2013 on the trot - was not supportive.
"This is nonsense, and punishes those who have worked hard for the rest of the season," he said at the time.
But those comments were made before Red Bull and Renault struck serious technical trouble with the team's new RB10 car.
As the crisis entered a...
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