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How long until Vettel's patience runs out?

Sebastian Vettel's first year at Ferrari seemed like the start of something special. Season two is a backwards step - and that's a trajectory Fernando Alonso will recognise

A Formula 1 team in need of a new star driver to bring focus to its ambition, around whom to structure a competitive recovery after a season of struggle; a multiple world champion driver in need of a fresh challenge and new motivation, after a difficult year of his own.

The aim is to shrug off a temporary slump and win F1 titles again. Things begin well, the driver wins several races in his first season with his new team; the team seems revitalised by his swashbuckling antics in the car, and substantially improves its fortunes in the constructors' world championship. But the following season progress stalls.

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