Formula 1 FIA World Championship 2020

[heywoodu 16,004]

1 hour ago, vlad said:

 

Wow, that would be surprising for me. And for sure he will have some offers from other teams. I think it's too early for him to retire from F1.

 

Not from Red Bull or Mercedes probably. Will Vettel want to do a few steps back and drive for a team where he has pretty much no chance?

[pdr4332 218]

12 hours ago, heywoodu said:

 

Not from Red Bull or Mercedes probably. Will Vettel want to do a few steps back and drive for a team where he has pretty much no chance?

 

My guess is either he retires at end-2020 or as you said he essentially "pulls a Raikkonen" i.e. drives for a smaller team for a few years before retiring, under no illusions that he can win the title.

[Olympian1010 8,230]

 

[vlad 392]

Acum 20 ore, heywoodu a spus:

 

Not from Red Bull or Mercedes probably. Will Vettel want to do a few steps back and drive for a team where he has pretty much no chance?

You can't compare the other series with F1 honestly so why not to try with other teams even if he know he won't be in top for a time. We have an example for this case...Alonso did the same.

[heywoodu 16,004]

21 minutes ago, vlad said:

You can't compare the other series with F1 honestly so why not to try with other teams even if he know he won't be in top for a time. We have an example for this case...Alonso did the same.

The situations were pretty different though, here's a decent explanation on Alonso's move to McLaren:

https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Alonso-return-to-McLaren

 

Financially Renault (if they stay) might have the money for Vettel, much like Alonso he isn't gonna be cheap, but that's about it. Plus he has said something about focussing on more important things in life, so it just wouldn't be very surprising if this is it for him.

[heywoodu 16,004]

On 12/05/2020 at 18:54, heywoodu said:

Oh and Ricciardo already demanded too much money from Ferrari earlier, which is a major part of why he didn't end up there. Renault did want to pay him what he wanted, so that's where he went.

 

So this isn't surprising.

 

 

[Gianlu33 5,276]

I think that we are very near to the Vettel's retirement...

[heywoodu 16,004]

McLaren 2021: Ricciardo + Norris

Renault 2021: Ocon + ...

Ferrari 2021: Leclerc + ...

 

The Ferrari seat will most likely be Sainz, curious to see if Renault will again pay 25+ million dollars for a driver and if Vettel even wants to move there. Apart from him, Lundgaard and Zhou are serious contenders as well, especially if Renault waits a little to see how the current season goes for them.

[heywoodu 16,004]

And there we go  

 

 

 

[Gianlu33 5,276]

Now it's official! Sainz, welcome in the best team of the world