Now is the time Vettel must emulate Schumacher
Sebastian Vettel stands at a career crossroads as he enters his fifth season at Ferrari. It's at this point that Michael Schumacher hit his winning stride, and also when Fernando Alonso gave up on the team after five frustrating seasons. Is this the last chance for Vettel to take control of his destiny?
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Vettel finished 2018 a beaten man, demonstrating equal parts realism and denial. As he reflected on where things had gone wrong, he seemed to grasp the problem. But did he have it in focus? For under different circumstances, this man could have emerged from last season as world champion.
At the very least he should have taken his title fight with Lewis Hamilton to the final race. Instead, he meekly surrendered to the Mercedes driver in Mexico, with two races still to go.
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