Vettel considering his F1 future with Mick Schumacher waiting in the wings

Sebastian Vettel may well be considering retirement from Formula 1. The German has revealed that he would not opt to stay in the sport "for the sake of it" after disagreeing with the direction it is heading.

The Ferrari driver endured another difficult weekend after being outclassed by new teammate Charles Leclerc and losing out to 2018 title rival Lewis Hamilton in wheel-to-wheel combat, spinning and severely compromising his race.

After a dominant period at the beginning of the decade which saw him earn four back-to-back drivers' titles from 2010 to 2013, the 31-year-old may be considering his options away from the sport.

"I’m certain I really want to drive this year and next year, then I don’t know what happens to the regulations," he revealed in an interview with The Times.

“Nobody knows so far. I certainly can’t sit here and say, ‘No [I won’t leave]’ just for the sake of being in Formula 1. A lot of the values that used to be around, they are only partly around.

The revelation comes at a very intriguing time for Ferrari with Mick Schumacher making his Formula 1 debut testing for the team in the post-race test in Bahrain.

A team of Mick Schumacher and Charles Leclerc could become a reality should Vettel choose to depart from the sport in the near future.