Team boss Cyril Abiteboul It would be something of a coup for the French manufacturer to have a world champion on board as they continue their push towards the front of the grid â and donât forget, it was Renault power that took Vettel to all four of his titles with Red Bull.When Vettel was having his wobble in the 2018 season at Ferrari, there was much paddock talk that the environment at Ferrari was not conducive to getting the best out of him â as opposed to the situation at Red Bull, where Christian Horner and Dr Helmut Marko created the perfect home and coaxed brilliant performances out of him, race after race.There were even suggestions Vettel was hankering for a move back to the team where he won all four of his championships.But could it happen now?
The four-time world champion has held talks with Racing Point about a potential seat with the team for 2021 when it rebrands into Aston Martin, though its current drivers Speaking during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend, Hamilton praised the way Vettel has handled his looming exit from Ferrari. I have enjoyed the last five years very much in many respects, but the last five years have also taken a lot of energy. Now this is a new situation for me.
Vettel is currently without a drive for next year, but is known to be in talks with Racing Point over a drive for 2021, when it will be rebranded as Aston Martin. Would Vettel really want to go back just to play second fiddle to the Dutchman?There was a time when a Vettel/Mercedes partnership looked like the dream ticket for both parties: Vettel would get a brilliant team to help him win more titles and Mercedes would get a world champion German driver to lead their on-track effort, no doubt helping with their marketing at home.But as time has gone on, this move has looked less and less likely, as Vettel has seemed to lose some of his old lustre.The X factor here though, is that both current Merc drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are out of contract at the end of the season â and itâs not impossible that either one of them could join Ferrari as Vettelâs replacement. {{#replies}} Did he have the same fight in him as he did in his swashbuckling Red Bull days? READ MORE: Sebastian Vettel to leave Ferrari at the end of 2020 F1 season, team confirm Sebastian Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of the season but he is in talks with Racing Point over a seat for the 2021 campaign. And then I spoke to him. "As I mentioned earlier, the financial aspect is not at all in the foreground. "He's someone that's going to analyse everything and find a way to improve or find an answer to a question. After receiving the call, Vettel spoke to his former boss Marko, who was part of the Red Bull hierarchy that not only gave him his first chance in F1 but took him to his four world title between 2010 and 2013, though Vettel was quick to stress that it was not about trying to force himself back into the team. F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says he hopes “something really positive” comes up for Sebastian Vettel in 2021. But at the end of the day we failed on both sides, because the title didn't come. {{#sender.isSelf}} In truth it seems unlikely as, while Red Bull initially struggled to replace Daniel Ricciardo, they have high hopes for Alex Albon, while star man Max Verstappen is firmly ensconced as the Number 1. I can understand that they want to stick with it.
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I think that is a very important thing. "But I think the way he is pushing and the way he is continuing to try help the team, I think it just shows the great character he has and his commitment to racing. And he would make a good foil for young charger Lando Norris in the other car.But from Vettelâs point of view, it would mean joining a team that is unlikely to give him a winning car at least in the short term â does he want to be back in the midfield fighting for the odd podium?The other favourite to take Vettelâs seat at Ferrari is Daniel Ricciardo, who is out of contract at Renault at the end of the year and has been on the Scuderiaâs radar for a long time now.And if he swapped yellow for red in 2021, could Renault nab Vettel as his replacement? Please “What's important, of course, is to find an environment that fits. If the Spaniard does get the call from Maranello, there have been suggestions that McLaren might be keen on doing a swap deal to get Vettel into their car for 2021. "I think you have to - at least that's how my head works - I think if you make the decision to close the door, you shouldn't make it in such a way that you have the hope to open it again. "If he wants to keep doing it and if he believes he can keep doing it at the top level he's shown for the last 10 years, then 100 percent he should stay in the sport. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post