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Vettel pondered F1 exit amid career crisis
Before making the radical switch to Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel contemplated simply quitting formula one.
That is the claim of Christian Horner, who as Red Bull team boss witnessed first-hand the German driver's slide from four consecutive world titles to the struggles of 2014.
Last year, Vettel notably struggled to adapt to the sport's new V6-powered format, and failed to stand even once at the top of the podium while teammate Daniel Ricciardo won three grands prix.
"You could tell he (Vettel) wasn't happy," Horner told reporters on Tuesday as he presented to the media Red Bull's new lineup of Ricciardo alongside Russian youngster Daniil Kvyat.
"There was that feeling 'am I...
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