Porsche Left Waiting For Sebastian Vettel’s Comeback Decision

Sebastian Vettel
2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Friday - Sebastian Vettel (image courtesy Aston Martin F1 Team)
Sebastian Vettel
2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Friday - Sebastian Vettel (image courtesy Aston Martin F1 Team)

Sebastian Vettel’s potential return to elite motor racing has left Porsche in suspense, awaiting his decision.

Meanwhile, Toto Wolff, the head of Mercedes, acknowledged that the retired four-time world champion is contemplating a comeback, with Mercedes still having a seat available for the 2025 season. However, a prominent German newspaper, Bild, has reported that Wolff does not see Vettel as a likely candidate to succeed Lewis Hamilton for the upcoming year.

“Sebastian Vettel has expressed his interest in a Formula 1 comeback,” writes Oliver Reuter in the Kolner Express newspaper, “but nobody wants him.

“Despite free cockpits next season, the German cannot find a place.”

However, there does seem to be a place for Vettel in the Porsche family, with the winner of 53-grands prix recently testing a Le Mans-ready Porsche hypercar.

But motorsport-total.com reports that Vettel is yet to get back to the German carmaker about his next move.

“We have read in the media that he is in talks with several people, but we only know that he has not yet decided what he will do,” said Urs Kuratle, director of Porsche factory racing.

“We also do not know if he will appear with us again – or where or when. We will know in the coming weeks,” he added.

Porsche recently delayed a planned announcement about the full driver lineup for Porsche’s third hypercar entry at the fabled 24 hour race for 2024.

“We always look at what is best for the team,” said Kuratle. “We have many good drivers.”

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