Pedro de la Rosa: Ferrari needed to give Sebastian Vettel more support

Pedro de la Rosa has become the latest former driver to say Ferrari failed to give Sebastian Vettel enough support during his championship fight with Lewis Hamilton. He joins forces with David Coulthard who said the same thing earlier in the week.

"Things like that put them on the back foot. They can't deny that certain strategic decisions have played against Vettel," de la Rosa told Spain's El Confidencial.

Vettel faced plenty of grief from the Italian media throughout the season. This peaked with his crash in Hockenheim. De la Rosa explains that in those times, Ferrari should have generated public support to protect their driver.

"I remember when he crashed in Germany, it was a very strong blow to Vettel with a very prominent error. But I didn't see a very strong defence of the driver. I didn't see it. Then came Monza, when Hamilton overtook him dramatically and won the race," the former Red Bull driver added.