Vettel would welcome Ricciardo at Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel has denied he would try and block any proposal by Ferrari to sign Daniel Ricciardo next season.

The Italian team are weighing up whether to keep Kimi Raikkonen for 2017, and the Finn has improved this season after two below-par years.

Ricciardo beat Vettel comfortably when they were at Red Bull in 201, but Vettel wouldn’t mind racing against the popular Australian again.

"I raced with him in 2014 and we didn't have any problems,” he said.

"It's not my decision, it's not my job to sign people.

"I don't mind him, I like him, he's a strong guy.

"He had a good season in 2014.

"This year, it's difficult to judge as you don't know what is going on internally, but from what I know, he's a good guy."

Vettel and Raikkonen have a decent relationship, and the four-time champion would be happy to continue that next year.

"I certainly don't mind, we definitely get along,” he said.

"It's easy to work with him because you don't need to worry about any tricks or games or whatever that are potentially a distraction to getting the job done."

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