Vettel denies McLaren rumours and reveals his plan for the future
Sebastian Vettel is currently in talks with Aston Martin about extending his contract. The German will retire from his contract after this year, but it was unclear until now what his plans exactly were. The four-time world champion told the press conference in France that it is his intention to add at least another year to his contract.
Vettel indicated earlier this season that a possible extension of his contract depended on the progress made by Aston Martin. At the start of 2022 the car was not competitive at all, but the team under Mike Krack has made some progress in the first eleven Grands Prix of this season.
Vettel aims for longer stay
"I think there’s a clear intention to keep going and we’ll see soon where we stand," Vettel is quoted as saying by The Race and others. By moving on, Vettel therefore means a contract extension at Aston Martin. A move to another Formula 1 team does not seem likely. Vettel has been linked with a move to McLaren, but he has dismissed those rumours as false.
In any case, Aston Martin hopes that Vettel can also be admired in the green car in 2023. In the coming weeks more will undoubtedly become clear about what the line-up for next season will look like. Lance Stroll seems to be a certainty as his father Lawrence is the owner of the British team.
“no, I obviously know some people there, but I think it’s just rumours” - Err....that's not a denial.
Time to retire, Seb Vettel, and take Hamilton, Alonso and RIcciardo with you.
There is a waiting list of talent who can't get a drive!
Are we going to have a season with absolutely no driver change at all?
No new young driver coming into the sport and no drivers swapping teams?
More of the same old, same old, with none of the oldies wanting to retire and we not seeing any new faces in the field?
What is Oscar Piastri going to be doing in 2023?
I agree that it's sad state of affairs when Piastri wins back to back F3/F2 championships and then has no where to go. He deserves a seat in F1,
The problem is that F1 drivers now have such long careers and the ones that have been in the sport for years have the required experience which really matters. We've seen many young drivers take 1+ seasons before they really get to grips with an F1 car and develop their F1 racecraft.
There is also the problem with a lack of testing that limits the ability of the teams to evaluate new drivers and to give the drivers time to acclimatise to an F1 car and show what they can do.
Saying that, we have had 8 new drivers (some paid) arrive in the sport in the last 4 years so it's not all bad, It would just be good if we could get rid of the paid drivers and have talent prioritised over $$.
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