ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sebastian Vettels move to Ferrari seems a fitting one, bringing together motor sports most prestigious team and the most
successful driver in the current era.
http://www.sportingkansascitymlsshop.com/Authentic-Amobi-Okugo-Jersey/ .The pleasant symmetry stops there.The harsh reality is that both Ferrari and
Vettel have lost their way and need each other to find a route back to the
top.This season, Ferrari failed to win a race for the first time since 1993,
while Vettel went without a win for the first time since 2007, his debut F1
season in which he raced only eight times.Some contrast to last year, when
Vettel won 13 races. This year he managed just four podiums and finished fifth,
217 points behind F1 champion Lewis Hamilton.I know that there is a mountain of
work waiting for me, and that is part of the task that I have chosen, Vettel
said. I think if you climb a mountain together, that is a very strong bond, and
then ending up successful, that is a fantastic outlook.Patience will clearly be
required by both parties.Since Alonsos triumph at the Spanish GP in May, 2013,
Ferrari has gone 33 races without a win — a painfully long stretch that has
already led to decisive action, with Marco Mattiacci replacing long-time team
principal Stefano Domenicali.After five seasons, and three runners-up campaigns,
two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso decided hed had enough. Despite the offer
of a new contract until 2019, he left Ferrari and is widely tipped to replace
Jenson Button at McLaren.We both wanted to open new cycles, Mattiacci said. With
Sebastian we get one of the youngest world champions ever.But if Ferraris
problems keeping up with Red Bull during Vettels era were frustrating enough,
this year Ferrari has fallen even further behind Mercedes, which easily secured
a 1-2 double in both the drivers and constructors championships.Ferrari finished
fourth in the constructors championship, more than 100 points behind
Williams.This gave Ferrari limited bargaining power when it came to persuading
Vettel to join.The arguments have to be solid arguments ... the project, the
investment. You dont just over-sell, Mattiacci said. I was really impressed with
how clever he is — an extremely clever person with great passion for
Ferrari.Still, the challenge facing Vettel — who grew up with seven-time
champion Michael Schumacher as his idol — is considerable.He was comprehensively
beaten by Daniel Ricciardo, his less experienced and less illustrious teammate,
who won three races and took five third-place finishes in his first season with
Red Bull.Vettel was supposed to be Ricciardos mentor, yet it was the Australian
who drove like the senior racer.Vettel has been on the front row of the grid
only three times this season — with no pole positions — and qualified in the top
four only once in the last seven races of the campaign. Quite some fall for a
driver who clocked up 39 career GP wins and 45 pole positions, helping Red Bull
to four straight doubles.If you take the overall situation this year, yes, it
was strenuous, Vettel said. Facing technical problems all the way through the
season didnt make life easy.In a somewhat humiliating end to his Red Bull career
as he finished eighth at Sundays Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, starting from last place
after both Red Bulls were sent to the back of the grid because of an illegal
aerodynamic influence on the front wing flaps.At least Red Bull placed a giant
sticker on the garage floor which said Danke Seb! (Thanks Seb!) in recognition
of his efforts.We can look back with a huge amount of pride, team principal
Christian Horner said. Its not just the experiences you share on track, its
outside the cockpit and as not much more than a boy when he arrived, he now
leaves us a young man, as a father and he can be incredibly proud of what hes
achieved.
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(SportsNetwork.com) - Oregons Marcus Mariota has captured the 2014 Davey OBrien
Award, given to the nations top quarterback. Mariota, a redshirt junior, is the
most prolific quarterback in Oregon history and has led the Ducks to 35 wins in
his three seasons as the starter. He has passed for 3,783 yards and 38
touchdowns this season with 669 yards rushing and another 14 scores. Mariota
joins UCLAs Troy Aikman as the only Pac-12 quarterbacks to win the award. If
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