2021 regulations will dictate Vettel’s F1 future

Sebastian Vettel has said the 2021 regulation changes will determine his future in Formula amid speculation about a potential retirement date. They have been rumours that Ferrari driver may call it a day sooner or later after a largely frustrating time with Ferrari. With the emergence of Charles Leclerc, Vettel has faced a pressure increase that did not exist when Kimi Raikkonen was his teammate “I need to still look at it in a way that I say the cars are exciting, the format is exciting, the formula is exciting,” Vettel said via RaceFans.net. “Time is ticking, obviously. I think it’s good that we’ve been asked. I think we gave our opinion and we will give our opinion again and hopefully we find the sport taking the right turns to grow, to allow us to race, to allow us to challenge ourselves and explore our skills. At high speed, [the current cars] are top of the class. Low speed, I wouldn’t say the bottom of the class, but they’re just too heavy, that’s something I don’t like. “I think a Formula 1 car that I got to know at first was very exciting throughout the speed ranges. And the race turned out to be a sprint race which was great because you could push yourself and the car and the tyres every lap. That has changed a bit. We are managing: Some races more, some races less. And I think generally, or very simply, you enjoy the races that you don’t have to manage, you can go flat out. “Some management I think will always be there, and rightly so because you need to also use your head not just your feet and hands, but still I think the one rewarded most should be the fastest guy.”

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