Sebastian Vettel Admits Missing the Thrill of F1 Competition
Sep.14 - Sebastian Vettel has this week found himself at the centre of ongoing speculation that he might soon launch an effort to return to Formula 1.
The quadruple world champion, newly retired in 2023, will be present at Suzuka next weekend for an undisclosed "project" - almost certainly related to environmentalism.
But it has ramped up reporters' questions about a potential F1 comeback.
"Will I come back? I can't say no because you never really know what can happen," the British broadcaster Sky now quotes him as saying.
His former boss at Red Bull, Dr Helmut Marko, added fuel to the fire this week by admitting he thinks 36-year-old Vettel's driving days are not yet over.
"I talk to him on the phone every now and then," Vettel told Der Westen on Wednesday. "We exchange ideas and are good friends.
"But at the moment there are no plans for me to come back."
Mathias Lauda, however - the son of the late F1 legend Niki Lauda - chatted with Vettel at the Nurburgring event last weekend about the German's potential comeback.
"Sebastian was there with his family," Mathias told Osterreich newspaper. "I wanted to know if he missed his Formula 1 days.
"He told me that he really misses the competition and certain moments, but that he doesn't miss the stress."
Vettel doesn't deny that.
He told Kolner Express newspaper: "I'm still coping well at the moment (with retirement).
"But nothing pushed me to the limit like Formula 1. That's what I miss the most. But at some point that adrenaline rush runs out, and then it's about moving on.
"I'm still searching and looking and this process is exciting in itself," said Vettel.
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As already reported here yesterday, he said ''my racing days are over'' & his quitting intention was clear already last year, so he definitely won't return or only in non-driving capacity, if anything.
As a Vettel fan I can see that he misses it but atm the negatives outway the positives but if Seb was to come back 2026 looks when he would
He wants to make his mind up and stop ✋️ dithering
Has he run out of bikes to rainbow 🌈 paint?
Money could be the attraction.
Does a rainbow bike scare you does it bro how hard is it to understand he loves racing but is passionate with other things and he said money is never his motivation
How many times does he have to rule it out?
He has never ruled it out
He definitely did last year, only saying anything even indirect about Suzuka.
That was meaning for this year i am a Vettel fan and i heard him many times last year and this year say that he could not rule it out so yeah
Many times? He hasn't truly implied that way & certainly not last year, like Alonso when he was about to stop.
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