Italy slams Vettel amid Ferrari crisis

Start, Malaysian GP 2016 

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The Italian press has slammed Sebastian Vettel after his disastrous Malaysian grand prix, claiming Ferrari’s number 1 driver has fallen into “crisis”.

As the great Maranello team’s progress has faltered in the second half of 2016, German Vettel has appeared under increasing pressure from teammate Kimi Raikkonen.

He was then called an “idiot” and “in crisis” by Max Verstappen and Niki Lauda respectively, after the first corner crash at Sepang that tipped championship leader Nico Rosberg into a spin.

“It is clear now that Ferrari urgently needs a successful driver,” Corriere della Sera, a Milan daily, said afterwards.

“The more Red Bull improves, the more unrecognisable Sebastian becomes,” it added.

Another daily, La Repubblica, said Vettel was known for his ‘number 1’ finger gesture and big smile, “but Sebastian is not laughing now”.

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