just before the Start of the new formula 1 season made Sebastian Vettel the Trouble about the nature of the phasing-out with his employer, Ferrari, and air – a harmonious course of his last six months in the Red now seems questionable. The call from team boss Mattia Binotto, with the decision not to renew the at the end of the year expiring contract, came to him as a surprise. “We never had a discussion. It’s a offer was never on the table,“ said Hesse on Thursday before the kick-off in Austria, audibly irritated.
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test spoke in may at the announcement of his departure to Ferrari and Vettel by a joint decision had. “The Team and I have not noticed that there was a common desire, about the end of this season, stay together”, was Vettel on 12. May, in a communication to the team quotes.
This representation objected to Vettel now with his words in Spielberg. There’s no sticking points in the event of possible negotiations, because it didn’t even come to talk to us, let Vettel know. Ferrari has completed in order, apparently, to a surprisingly early date for the Chapter Vettel. In the future the Scuderia relies entirely on young star Charles Leclerc (22), at whose side will travel in the coming year, the Spaniard Carlos Sainz junior (25).
Vettel, will be on Friday, 33 years old, left his future in formula 1. “I don’t want to rush things,” said the four-time world champion. He wanted to make sure to make the right decision for himself and his career. “I’m still motivated and to be ready to achieve more,” said Vettel. But the circumstances have to fit.
Since the weeks of talk about a possible commitment with Mercedes. The contracts of defending champion Lewis Hamilton and team-mate Valtteri Bottas at the end of the year, from run also. Team boss Toto Wolff had given to Vettel, but only an outside chance of a Cockpit in the silver arrow.
