Vettel to leave Red Bull, set for Ferrari


Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany speaks during a news conference at the Suzuka circuit in Suzuka, western Japan, October 2, 2014, ahead of Sunday's Japanese F1 Grand Prix. REUTERS/Yuya Shino

SUZUKA Japan (Reuters) - Red Bull dropped a bombshell on the Formula One paddock on Saturday with the news that four times world champion Sebastian Vettel is leaving at the end of the season and heading for Ferrari.

With the sport already braced for a typhoon at the Japanese Grand Prix, Red Bull's announcement sent a tremor through the sport as the implications of the move sank in.

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