Last week it was racing in the Le Mans 24 Hours, this week it’s a shock Formula 1 return that Sebastian Vettel is being linked to!
The four-time world champion was on a media tour this week for a sports drink that he’s promoting, so it’s a little tricky to judge how serious he is. But his old sparring partner, Lewis Hamilton, believes he’d be an “amazing option” to replace him at Mercedes next year.
“There are bits that do excite me,” Vettel told Sky News. “The thrill, the speed, I think the competition mostly really... but there are also bits that don’t.
“I'm speaking to Toto. I don't know if it qualifies as Mercedes, but about other things. I did speak to a lot of other team principals as well, and not only about racing. There’s thoughts, but nothing concrete at the minute.”
Stranger things have happened, but I think it’s quite the leap from thinking about it to a comeback occurring… By: Charles Bradley, Global Editor in Chief
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