Vettel to Ferrari in 2014?

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What, then, of Ferrari? Fernando Alonso will see out his career driving a red car, of this we are certain. But what of the future? Ferrari lost its intended perfect partner for Alonso with the Rallying accident that befell Robert Kubica. The Pole would have been driving for Ferrari this year, but with Robert out, Felipe Massa got a reprieve. And it is not working out. Massa has now entered the record books as the Ferrari driver to have gone the longest without scoring a podium in the team’s F1 history: 35 races and counting. His drive in Singapore was outstanding, but one wonders if it is too little too late.

Ferrari, however, has no real need to replace him because it has only one season to wait before a new driver arrives. That driver will be Sebastian Vettel, and he will race for Scuderia Ferrari come 2014. It’s one of those widely known secrets in the paddock, just as Robert Kubica’s move was known about. Ferrari doesn’t do spur of the moment. It does pre-contracts at least 18 months in advance. And Vettel is understood to have signed one such agreement
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Did they not say the same thing about Kimi & Alonso when they were rumoured to be joining Ferrari? a pre-contract seems to be the norm at Ferrari, I've read pieces on Spanish & Italian sites say the same thing.

Massa also seems likely to stay on a 1 year contract, which leads me to think this deal with Vettel is 99.9% likely.

If Red Bull knows about this, why would they sign Webber?
Knowing you have Vettel leaving in 2014, why not bring in Hamilton who seems desperate enough to leave McLaren.
 
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