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Sebastian Vettel was always going to be successful claims Gerhard Berger

Former Formula 1 driver Gerhard Berger claims he always knew Sebastian Vettel would be successful due to his attitude to learning at such a young age. Vettel was taken on by the Red Bull junior programme in 1998 at the tender age of 11 and swiftly arrived at Toro Rosso in 2007, replacing Scott Speed at the Hungarian Grand Prix after subbing for the injured Robert Kubica in Canada for BMW. Berger was a 50% stakeholder in Toro Rosso at the time and was taken aback by Vettel's attitude toward learning more about his craft during his time at the team against his two predecessors in Speed and Vitantonio Liuzzi. The 10-time Grand Prix winner oversaw the now four-time world champion storm to...
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