Report: Vettel could leave Ferrari after 2019
Sebastian Vettel's future at Ferrari is suddenly in doubt.
That is the claim of Luigi Perna, a respected correspondent for the respected Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Perna said that with Vettel's title hopes in tatters despite having a match for Mercedes' car this year, the German is losing support and increasingly "isolated" at Maranello.
He suggested that if Vettel also fails to win in 2019 with the best car, termination clauses in his contract could lead to his exit before the 2020 season.
Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene said at the Festival dello Sport event earlier this week: "I am sure that sooner or later he will bring the title back here."
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good he as lost his old self he as lost his willing to race and Ferrari must be mad to letting a good driver Kimmy is mad and Ferrari will regret it a lot in 2019
I doubt he'll leave after the 2019 season. He's had two bad years but Vettel is still a top class driver. Everyone likes Kimmi but the truth is he's not consistently good enough to be in a Ferrari seat and hasn't been for a few years. I actually think Sebastian has had a major part to play in Kimmi staying as long as he has done at Ferrari and in part at least this is a reason why Seb has had a loss of form. He knows he can beat Kimmi eight times out of ten in qualifying and almost every time in the race itself so he's not been pushed since joining Ferrari four years ago.
On the other hand Hamilton had Rosberg to contend with and although he isn't generally someone who gets heaped with praise I think he was a very fast and very rounded driver. In the same underestimated way Bottas is pretty quick in quali and often gives Lewis pause for thought but I accept that Bottas hasn't shown the same ruthless streak that Rosberg has in the races themselves.
So what I'm saying in a roundabout way is that Leclerc going to Ferrari may just be what Vettel (but particularly Ferrari) needs. They need two drivers that push each other to find that extra tenth or two that a Verstappen or a Hamilton seem to find I their cars.
Totally agree
How about a Hamilton / Better switch in 2020
I'm sure that was supposed to read Vettle switch but, there will never be a place for Vettle at Mercedes. Ocon and other hotshoes will make him redundant. This is a big reason for his mind set I think. Inside he knows that, as Jackie Stewart said 'Sebastian is past his best, Lewis has not yet reached his peak'. Game over
They will grab RK and everything will come back to its place
I CAN SEE ROSENBERG REPLACING VETTL OR THE NEW GUY I THINK HE IS FRENCH LECH . But to leave Kim is so silly
@Seba Who is RK?
Robert Kubica presumably
well what a race funny to say Vettel is still good is a joke please young Max Vest twice has got on top of Hamilton and past him and the last race as well in that red bull car god help Mercedes when the new boy gets good for Ferrari and Max gets a good car Hamilton will be history i wish Ricardo is leaving Red Bull and i hope that Honda is going to be good as my worry its not going a horror when Mc Arron got rid of them is my only worry Red Bull can pull it of .My self own 2 Mercedes my self S Class ang 550 pulling 600 HP and a Mercedes 1990 SEC Cope so i do not hate Mercedes just that big baby When he lost at uk what a big joke
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