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McLaren: Vettel wasn't a 2021 option
McLaren boss Zak Brown has told Sky Sports that Carlos Sainz's move to Ferrari "didn't come as a surprise" as discussions had started over the winter - while also revealing that Daniel Ricciardo, not Sebastian Vettel, was always the team's number one contender to replace him. McLaren have been at the forefront of a bumper week of transfers in F1, with news of Vettel's Ferrari exit swiftly followed by Sainz being confirmed as a Scuderia driver for 2021, with Ricciardo switching Renault for Woking. In Ricciardo's case, it was a long-time coming for McLaren. Alonso? Vettel? What next for Renault? "We went after Daniel a couple of years ago and narrowly missed out," Brawn...
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