{"id":17713,"date":"2013-02-01T07:02:01","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T12:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/?p=17713"},"modified":"2013-02-01T07:02:01","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T12:02:01","slug":"ecclestone-tips-vettel-to-beat-alonso-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/formula-1\/ecclestone-tips-vettel-to-beat-alonso-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecclestone tips Vettel to beat Alonso again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bernie Ecclestone has tipped his friend Sebastian Vettel to win a fourth consecutive world championship in 2013.<\/p>\n

“I see it in this order: Vettel, Alonso, Button and Hamilton,” he told the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport.<\/p>\n

\"Bernie-Ecclestone-1\"The F1 chief executive said he was curious to see how Mercedes’ sweeping changes for this season will make a difference, and said McLaren has a “better chance” to win the 2013 title compared to last year.<\/p>\n

“Many will not share my opinion,” said the 82-year-old Briton, “but I think McLaren is now better balanced and Button has the potential to be even better.”<\/p>\n

Ecclestone also expects a good season for Ferrari.<\/p>\n

“Ferrari will be strong, I have no doubt,” he said.\u00a0 “But they need to start well — they can’t wait for five or six races and then emerge,” added Ecclestone, referring to Ferrari’s poor start to its 2012 campaign.<\/p>\n

He also did not sound sorry that HRT has folded.<\/p>\n

“In formula one, there should only be the best, not teams that have difficulties,” said the F1 ‘supremo’.<\/p>\n

“I think there should be ten teams at the most.\u00a0 It’s the ideal number to manage the championship well.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, having officially confirmed the Nurburgring in its July 7 calendar slot, Ecclestone admitted turmoil behind the scenes at Italian grand prix host Monza.<\/p>\n

Recently, amid a management controversy, the historic circuit’s chief Enrico Ferrari was stepped down.<\/p>\n

Ecclestone admitted he doesn’t “understand what’s really going on”, but praised the departed Ferrari’s role.<\/p>\n

“Thanks to him, Monza had a favourable economic treatment compared to all the other European races,” he said.<\/p>\n

“On the continent, no race is as cheap as the grand prix of Italy,” Ecclestone reiterated.\u00a0 “He was tough in business, but competent, straightforward, clean.”<\/p>\n

Ferrari’s successor is Fabrizio Turci.<\/p>\n

Ecclestone said: “I do not know and do not envy him.\u00a0 Without Ferrari it will be more complicated, because Enrico was a key man.”<\/p>\n

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