Sebastian Vettel makes huge retirement claim ahead of Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Former F1 driver Bernie Ecclestone suggested that Sebastian Vettel would stop racing if Ferrari opted to focus its attention on his teammate Charles Leclerc, however, Vettel insists retirement is not on his mind. During the Chinese Grand Prix Vettel was allowed to overtake his younger team-mate in order to catch the Mercedes pair of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. But it quickly became apparent that Leclerc was quicker than Vettel. Ferrari refused to let their new driver back past the four-time world champion though. The German ended up finishing third with Leclerc down in fifth. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen managed to split the Ferrari pair. “I’m not going to be in Formula One as long as he was, that’s for sure. But I hope I’m going to be as fit and as sharp as he is today when I’m hoping that old,” said Vettel. “I don’t know, to be honest. At the moment I feel on top of my game, I feel that I know what I’m doing. I’m very, very self-critical, very ambitious and I put a lot of expectation on to myself. I love driving, I love the sensation of the speed, I love fighting with these guys so there’s a lot of things that at the moment I really like and I’ll miss so that’s why it’s not an option to quit tomorrow, I’m quite happy to race. And then, yeah, I’ve got the contract but that’s a piece of paper and then we see what happens.” Vettel made his F1 debut in 2007 with BMW Sauber. His current Ferrari contract runs until the end of the 2020 F1 season. Formula 1 returns with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday, April 28.

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