It would be hard to disprove Vettel’s love for the sport with a step down into F1’s midfield but if that did not appeal to him, retirement surely beckons. Vettel had 3 options for 2021- retire, renegotiate or relocate. At either McLaren or Renault, he would surely find himself leading the team’s charge away from the pressure cooker environment he currently endures at Ferrari. With his immediate future in F1 unclear, it seems Vettel has been left with two options: face a drop into the midfield, or retirement.
“One needs to use one’s imagination and to adopt a new approach to a situation that has changed. Alas, Ferrari’s long wait for another World Championship continues.However, Vettel can walk away from the sport with his head held high. For Vettel - who is a deep and philosophical character - this has played a big role in calling time on his six-year spell with F1’s most famous team. As a result, the German driver has opted to hang up his racing boots and spend time with his family. However, the onus lies on Ferrari to make the partnership work.By the way, if you haven’t caught on yet, now would be a good time to look up today’s date. Sebastian Vettel retires from F1. A breakdown in contract talks between both parties was followed by an announcement from Ferrari on Tuesday morning Vettel, who is understood to have been offered a short-term contract on a significantly reduced salary, insisted financial matters The bombshell news is one of the biggest stories in what has been a highly unusual year so far for the sport, with the 2020 F1 season yet to begin due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 53 victories and 4 World Championships is no easy achievement and the German’s legacy in F1 will live on forever. Should Ricciardo get the call and opt to quit Renault’s own bid to re-establish itself as a winning force in F1, then Enstone could be another possible destination for Vettel.Reports in Italian media have claimed that Renault has already provided Vettel with a concrete offer to join its 2021 line-up alongside It has long been suggested, although not confirmed, that Vettel has demanded number one status within his F1 contracts. In the event of Ferrari signing Sainz, Vettel, as a four-time world champion, would be an attractive option for McLaren to partner its rising star The Woking squad is in the middle of a restructuring project and on a clear upward trajectory under the new leadership of German Andreas Seidl, while it is set for a further boost in 2021 when it will return to Mercedes engines. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel would be better served by retiring than making the move to Racing Point, says his former boss Gerhard Berger. A seat at front-running teams Mercedes and Red Bull, where Vettel claimed all four of his world championship titles between 2010 and 2013, seems highly unlikely and would depend on either Despite being out of contract at the end of the season and yet to announce his future plans, Hamilton has Ferrari has made it clear that Leclerc is its future and the team needs a harmonious driver pairing to avoid the sort of tensions which brewed, and threatened to fully ignite, between Vettel and Leclerc throughout 2019. As a child, Vettel’s ultimate desire was to emulate his hero Michael Schumacher. Well, the answer lies inMere hours after Vettel’s retirement was made public, the Briton took to Instagram to post a rather intriguing picture. “Sebastian is a four times world champion and has survived everything with good health,” Berger told German publication Sportbuzzer. But the coronavirus outbreak, which has affected life as we know it on a global scale, has provided time for reflection. The post features Hamilton posing with his Hamilton’s Ferrari move seemed ridiculous a few months ago but those talks with John Elkann were a lot more serious than we realized. Sebastian Vettel is more likely to retire than drive for another Formula 1 team in 2021, according to Racing Point driver Sergio Perez. "He'll probably take a blast in the red car, then sayonara.”Might Vettel have already raced his last grand prix for Ferrari? After the failure to achieve his dream of emulating his childhood hero Could Vettel be tempted to bow out of F1 while he remains somewhere near to the top and pursue another career path - perhaps to explore his interest in engineering or spend more time with his family? “What’s been happening in these past few months has led many of us to reflect on what are our real priorities in life,” the German explained.
“I think Seb will do everything early in life,” Webber said. I myself will take the time I need to reflect on what really matters when it comes to my future.“My immediate goal is to finish my long stint with Ferrari, in the hope of sharing some more beautiful moments together, to add to all those we have enjoyed so far.”The Vettel-Ferrari split has also inadvertently set off the big domino in the 2021 driver market puzzle and it can be expected that the other pieces will swiftly fall into place in the coming weeks and months.But how exactly will Vettel, who turns 33 in July, feature in that picture? Ferrari officially announced Vettel’s retirement via its social media accounts. Assuming the 2020 campaign does eventually get underway amid the COVID-19 crisis, Vettel would face completing a season in a car that appeared well off the pace of Mercedes in pre-season testing, and with the knowledge that Ferrari would most likely throw its weight behind Leclerc in any title fight scenario given he is leaving. Moreover, It wouldn’t be surprising to see Ferrari announce Lewis Hamilton in the coming days.