Berlin (AP) - Red Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko considers it possible that Sebastian Vettel will end his Formula 1 career after this season. The prerequisite, however, is that he cannot find a team with which he can be at the top in the near future, Marko said on ORF television.
With the withdrawal from Ferrari after this season, Vettel was doing the right thing right now because he no longer felt comfortable there and had not received the necessary support. "Unfortunately for him, the positions in the top teams are filled. If there is no perspective for him somewhere that he will find a team that can be at the top in the medium term, in two years, I think he will do it not on a midfield team and will stop, "said Marko about his former world champion pilot.
Previously, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff had regretted saying goodbye to Vettel at Ferrari at the end of the year. "It is a pity that a bit of an era is coming to an end here," said the Austrian of the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung". Vettel had not been able to agree on a new Formula 1 contract with the Scuderia. In previous years, he had fought intense duels with Silver Arrow star Lewis Hamilton.
The last speculation was whether Vettel could drive in the Silver Arrow next year. The contracts of Hamilton (35) and teammate Valtteri Bottas (30) also expire after this season. "No good team will simply ignore it if a four-time world champion suddenly appears on the transfer market," said Wolff.