Sebastian Vettel has revealed he’s speaking to Aston Martin about staying with them subsequent season and laughed off hypothesis he may transfer to McLaren.
The four-time world champion is out of contract on the finish of 2022 season along with his future – and whether or not he’ll even keep within the sport – a lot mentioned.
Asked forward of this weekend’s French Grand Prix at Le Castellet about his plans, Vettel joked he was racing this weekend and the subsequent one.
“Obviously I’ve said that at some point we’ll start to talk, and I’m talking to the team,” he mentioned.
“I think there’s a clear intention to keep going and, yeah, we’ll soon see where we stand.”
Aston Martin principal Mike Krack has mentioned he needs to retain Vettel, now in his second season with the workforce after transferring from Ferrari, however it could be as much as the driving force to resolve.
Aston Martin are ninth within the 10-team championship, with Vettel scoring 15 factors to Canadian workforce mate and workforce proprietor’s son Lance Stroll’s three.
Asked about rumours he might be an possibility for McLaren, although under-performing Australian Daniel Ricciardo and on-form British workforce mate Lando Norris each have contracts for 2023, Vettel grinned.
“I know obviously some people there, but I think it’s just rumours,” he mentioned.
Source: www.impartial.co.uk