Ecclestone: ''I hope they treat him fairly at Ferrari''

Sebastian Vettel already knows ahead of the 2020 Formula 1 season that he won't be driving for Ferrari next year. A special situation within a team that normally swings the team orders.

In 2019 Charles Leclerc and Vettel met each other many times on the track and the team had to intervene several times to prevent worse. Things eventually went wrong in Brazil, when both drivers crashed into each other after a collision. Bernie Ecclestone hopes that Vettel will get a fair chance in 2020.

Departure of Vettel has consequences

"Sebastian now has only one goal and that's to be faster than Charles. In qualifying, but also in the race. Then the Italians can't do anything with their team orders, although I just hope they're honest with Sebastian. Sebastian is mentally very strong and knows exactly what's going on within a team," Ecclestone said to Blick.

With the departure of Vettel it could also be that there will no longer be a German driver on the grid in 2021 and that also has consequences in Germany. ''The fact that RTL has withdrawn and the rights have gone to Sky is due to the departure of Vettel. I am curious how that will go in Switzerland and Austria'', concludes the former F1 top man.