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Sebastian Vettel in the silver arrow in the future? "Maybe Mercedes is in the mood for a headache"

2020-06-03T14:00:13.655Z


Sebastian Vettel and his Formula 1 future are still unclear after the Ferrari retirement. His ex-team boss would like to see him at Mercedes.


Sebastian Vettel and his Formula 1 future are still unclear after the Ferrari retirement. His ex-team boss would like to see him at Mercedes.

  • The future of Sebastian Vettel * continues to occupy Formula 1 *.
  • Which team does the German start after his Ferrari exit *?
  • Bernie Ecclestone is now talking about him, Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton (see update from May 30th, 10.12am).

Update from June 2, 10:17 a.m .: Formula 1 in Austria will start the new season in just under four weeks. The start of the season had been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic . Despite the lack of races, however, it has not been boring in the past few weeks, because the driver carousel picked up speed. 

So Sebastian Vettel did not extend his 2021 contract with Ferrari. The future of the ex-world champion is currently still in the stars, but there are enough rumors. Quite a few Formula 1 fans hope for Vettel's involvement in Mercedes .

But how realistic is the whole thing? For Christian Horner , team boss of Red Bull Racing , the duo Vettel-Hamilton would be very exciting to follow. "Perhaps Mercedes would like to have the headache of having him and Lewis together," said the Briton somewhat ironically at F1 Unscripted in conversation with ex-F1 driver David Coulthard: "It would be great for all of us to see and experience."

Formula 1: Vettel's future? Insider predicts the next two years

Update June 1, 11:35:  The Formula 1 is facing a major upheaval. For German fans it is particularly interesting at the moment how things are going with Sebastian Vettel . After his retirement from Ferrari , the only German driver is without a cockpit after the season. 

The insider and long-time Formula 1 editor Michael Schmidt has now given his qualified assessment of Vettel's future in Auto-Motor-Sport. A change to Mercedes will only come about if Lewis Hamilton would overdo it in his negotiations in terms of salary. 

Schmidt believes that Vettel drives next to Hamilton as improbable or impossible. On the one hand, because then two mega salaries would have to be paid. And on the other hand, since Formula One has currently learned that two top drivers are not always helpful in the battle for the title.

The expert also considers a change to a middle-class team this summer to be unlikely and says:  "In any case, I think that he will take a year off then" . It would therefore make no sense for Vettel to take a step back, as Daniel Ricciardo had done and now is struggling to get back up.

The situation could change fundamentally in the year break, and then the budget ceiling will come into effect. "Perhaps teams are coming up that nobody is thinking about yet" , says Schmidt and is certain: "There will be changes". He advises Vettel to take a look at the developments for a year, and then possibly climb into the cockpit of a winner of the new system.

Formula 1: Vettel confidant drops the bomb - "He would like to ..."

Update from May 30th, 10.12 am:  The start of the season of Formula 1 is getting closer every day, but unfortunately drivers and fans still have to be patient for over a month. On July 5, points will be contested for the first time this year.

In the meantime, events in the premier class roll over. Sebastian Vettel , Carlos Sainz , Daniel Ricciardo - the field of drivers will be mixed up a lot after the upcoming season. There is also the recently agreed budget limit , the Renault promise to continue in Formula 1 and the possible sale of traditional Williams racing team .

Formula 1: Sebastian Vettel for Mercedes? Bernie Ecclestone is listening

The future is unclear for many Formula 1 components . Long-time boss Bernie Ecclestone  (89) knows that too . Compared to the Evening Standard , the expectant father * now spoke about the future of Sebastian Vettel, to whom he is still very close. "I've talked to him quite a bit. Maybe he should take a year off and come back in 2022. ” 

# SkyF1
Bernie #Ecclestone is quoted in the @EveningStandard that #Vettel would love to drive #Hamilton for @ MercedesAMGF1 #Mercedes next season! Vettel and Ecclestone are close friends and make regular calls. #FingersCrossed # F1 ✊☝️

- Peter Hardenacke (@Sky_PeterH) May 29, 2020

In this way, Vettel can look at how Formula 1 is developing, after all, there will be changes to the rules in 2021. And then Ecclestone drops another bomb: "What I think he would like to do is drive for Mercedes and against Lewis ."

Hamilton is Vettel's permanent rival, but will you see them on the same team one day? The world champion's contract expires at the end of the season. He has not yet signed a new working paper - but the Brit certainly has all the trump cards in his hand. 

Formula 1: Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton together for Mercedes?

Maybe after seven years he is thinking of saying goodbye to Mercedes ? For a possible pairing Vettel / Hamilton at Mercedes speaks: Team colleague Valtteri Bottas ' contract also expires at the end of the season. 

However, this is not unusual, as is well known, the Silver Arrows generally take a lot of time with new contracts. And when it comes to Bernie, Seb is going to have a Sabbath year anyway.

Formula 1 experiences the next cracker: traditional team before sales - effects on Vettel's future?

Update from May 29, 8:08 a.m .:  Next cracker report in Formula 1 ! The Williams team is about to sell - it is the third most successful in the history of the premier class behind Ferrari and McLaren .

As announced in a statement from the Williams Grand Prix Holdings PLC (WGPH), “all strategic options that are available” are currently being considered. There were significant financial losses, particularly in the 2019 financial year.

Formula 1: Williams team is about to sell

There have been no concrete discussions with potential interested parties, said Grand Prix Holding CEO Mike O'Driscoll in an official statement by the team. Only the first informal talks with potential investors had been held. 

Williams can confirm it has terminated its sponsorship arrangements with ROKiT effective immediately. pic.twitter.com/f2vgYDyRi7

- WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) May 29, 2020

In addition, the collaboration with the previous main sponsor ROKiT was ended - reasons were not given. Participation in the 2020 season is not endangered by the new development, it is said, rather it is a "correct and prudent step to gain time to think". Top British talent George Russell and Canadian Nicholas Latifi drive for Williams .

What does this mean for Formula 1 ? Sebastian Vettel is still without a cockpit, but Williams would not have been an option anyway. After all, the German wants a car that can win titles - and the British traditional racing team has not done that recently. 

Formula 1: Sebastian Vettel leaves Ferrari - Daniel Ricciardo was also discussed as a successor

Update of May 29, 9:41:  The Ferrari-time of Sebastian Vettel expires. With Carlos Sainz , his successor has already been determined. Now another pilot, who apparently also had contact with Ferrari, caused a stir: Daniel Ricciardo .

The Australian said on CNN . “There were discussions a few years ago. And that went on until today. But obviously nothing came of it. ” Instead, Ricciardo changes from Renault to the British traditional team McLaren after the season, which is due to start on July 5, where he takes over from Sainz .

"There have been discussions already from a few years back. And that continued all the way through to now."

Daniel Ricciardo admits to @AmandaDCNN he had discussions with Ferrari before agreeing to move to McLaren.

https://t.co/EVZ3Xa0Az0 pic.twitter.com/y7BssH3BPp

- CNN Sport (@cnnsport) May 28, 2020

Ricciardo is not annoyed that the Scuderia ultimately decided against him. “I see that Carlos fits well into the team. So I don't really look at it this way: why not me? Yes, Carlos had a very strong 2019. Yes, he's a hot iron right now and I think it fits well with where they stand, ”he said.

And what's next for Vettel ? He might then be drawn to Renault , after all , the cockpit next to Esteban Ocon is free after Ricciardo's farewell. 

Sebastian Vettel: future in Formula 1? Felipe Massa with praise 

Update of May 28, 9:33 am: Sebastian Vettel's future in Formula 1 is also vacant because many consider his time at Ferrari to be a failure. But now a former pilot jumps to his side. Felipe Massa - driver of the Ferrari from 2006 to 2013 - has put in a good word for the German. 

"One shouldn't forget that Ferrari last won the (constructors') championship in 2008," said Massa at Sky Sports. Vettel was with Ferrari from 2015 to 2020. 

Sebastian Vettel: future in Formula 1? Felipe Massa would not be surprised to resign

“So it's not just about Sebastian. Sebastian drove many great races, he won many races, or he fought ”, Massa defends the 32-year-old's performance. 

Massa would be a resignation is not surprising. After the big racing teams had canceled, Aston Martin and Renault would be available for Vettel to choose from. However, a confidant (update from May 27, 2:20 p.m.) said that Vettel absolutely wants to ride with a winning racing team. 

Sebastian Vettel: Formula 1 confidant now reveals his plans - "If he ..."

Update from May 27, 2:20 p.m .: Sebastian Vettel doesn't have many options . Some racing teams have already made their lineups public for the next season - others are still waiting. Now a confidant has chatted about Vettel's claims. He knows when the German would and would not continue his career. 

Check out this post on Instagram

30 days

A post shared by Sebastian Vettel (@vettelofficial) on Feb 13, 2020 at 10:38 PST

Helmut Marko , Red Bull's motorsport director at Sport1, revealed that he is in contact with Vettel . "I spoke to Seb and the tenor was: If he can join a winning team, he will go on ." Marko has been working in the motorsport department since 2005 and accompanied Vettel during his most successful Formula 1 period. 

Sounds like Vettel is waiting for the good option. But how does the German define “chances of winning”? One can be excited. 

Update from May 27, 1:22 p.m .: A predecessor of Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari has commented on the health of F1 legend Michael Schumacher. "I know how he is doing," says Felipe Massa, who once drove at the Scuderia together with Schumacher.

Formula 1: Sebastian Vettel has fewer and fewer options: the next racing team cancels him

Update from May 26, 2:26 p.m .:  Sebastian Vettel gets the next basket! Again a racing team cancels the four-time world champion - and that's because he is world champion. 

"I don't think he wants to be in the midfield again as a four-time world champion," says Haas team principal Guenther Steiner on the program "The F1 Show" on British broadcaster Sky F1. The Austrian can only imagine the racing driver with a top team. The Haas team scored a total of 29 World Cup points in 2019. 

“If you have a successful career, you don't want to take too much risk anymore,” says Steiner , who honestly says: “ I can't pay for it ”. Vettel will also not pedal for the US team. And Steiner says that without ever really talking about a contract offer with Vettel. "I didn't offer him a seat. I think someone else with much deeper pockets than me will do that, ”says Steiner, who is currently betting on Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen

Formula: Vettel's future? Legend could snatch a free cockpit away from him

Update from May 26, 9:05 am: Sebastian Vettel and the end with the Formula 1 flagship racing team Ferrari came abruptly. The pilot's future is now hotly debated. After Vettel's exit, Carlos Sainz was signed by Ferrari. Because a seat in the McLaren was now free, Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo took over. So Renault has space again - possibly for Vettel?

The team bosses are also aware of the castling within Formula 1. Cyril Abiteboul, by his name Renault boss, spoke to Motorsport-Total.com and keeps himself covered, but knows that Vettel is available. 

“We are not yet a race and have not even driven a session. To be honest, I don't know how competitive our car is, ”said Abiteboul. And if you start the 2021 season alongside Renault driver Esteban Ocon, you could still spend a few months on the decision. 

"We are assuming that we will be part of a second wave," said Abiteboul about the driver's carousel. At Renault, Fernando Alonso is also to be traded. Alonso was world champion in Renault in 2005 and 2006. 

Sebastian Vettel / Formula 1: Surprising idea - Has he already found a new racing team?

First report from May 24:  Munich - What does Sebastian Vettel's future look like ? After his surprising retirement at Ferrari *, there is much speculation about the future of the German Formula 1 driver *. Vettel sponsor Helmut Marko recently made it clear that Heppenheimer would definitely not do “any middle class team”. Without a title chance, a racing team is absolutely uninteresting for the four-time world champion. But there aren't that many options for the 32-year-old.

Sebastian Vettel / Formula 1: New option seems to be opening up 

Ferrari quickly found a Vettel successor * in Carlos Sainz . The Spaniard, in turn, was promptly replaced by Daniel Ricciardo in the McLaren cockpit - a first option for Vettel was straight off the table. Vettel's ex-racing team Red Bull also refrained from making a comeback. Recently, there was also speculation about a switch to Mercedes * , but the Silver Arrows initially ruled out quick negotiations. In addition, there are also rumors about the possible end of the triple father's career. Or is everything different? Now there should be a new possibility for Vettel .

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Unclear future: where is Sebastian Vettel going?

© picture alliance / dpa / Fabian Sommer

Sebastian Vettel / Formula 1: Future of Heppenheimer - Aston Martin "an option"?

Former racing driver David Coulthard believes it is possible to switch to the new Aston Martin racing team . This could be "an option", you just have to think outside the box , the 49-year-old Brit said in the podcast "F1 Nation" on F1.com and added: "At this point in his career, Vettel could be a brilliant addition to such a team "He is still very fast and can use all his knowledge and experience from years at Red Bull and Ferrari , said the former vice world champion.

The British sports car maker Aston Martin also wants to start with a works team in Formula 1 next year and will soon also attack the top. The project is led by Canadian entrepreneur Lawrence Stroll . With a group of investors, he pumped more than 600 million euros into the battered car maker. In 2021, Stroll's current Team Racing Point, for which his son Lance also drives, will become Aston Martin's racing team.

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Between 1994 and 2008 David Coulthard competed for the 246 Grand Prix for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull

© picture alliance / dpa / Erwin Scheriau

For Vettel, Coulthard can imagine more than the role of a pilot. "Does he go to Aston Martin, join as a partner and start another chapter in his career?" He asked. However, it still seems uncertain whether this idea will ultimately become reality - and thus fits perfectly into Sebastian Vettel's unclear future.

After a cheat in a virtual race, Daniel Abt has to vacate his Formula E cockpit at Audi.

* tz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network

Rubric list image: © AFP / ALEXANDER NEMENOV

Source: merkur

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