Sebastian Vettel will not return to Red Bullu, will also not end his career but will also be racing for Ferrari in the 2020 season. Although he has not yet tasted the winner’s champagne this season, the German rejected all speculations hinting at a possible farewell from F1 in an interview with German television RTL. Vettel argues that retiring or changing teams is no option for him and that his goal remains the same: To be successful with Ferrari. “I never said or talked about it. I wonder where this came from in the first place. But I can say that this is unfounded. "
Despite the fact that this season is not going exactly for him and the Ferrari team, Vettel does not want to know anything about the crisis. “I wouldn’t talk about the crisis. It would be a crisis if we wandered in the dark, if we didn’t know or understand how things could go better. That there are criticisms is something common and partly justified. I know best if something is going well or badly. It's clear to me that certain things could go better. "
Basically, however, Vettel is convinced: "We are moving in the right direction." The 32-year-old points out that trust in the team still exists. “I don’t want Mercedes to discount because we don’t want gifts. Quite the opposite. We want the strongest Mercedes and we want to show that we can be even stronger. That is our guide. The team is still very calm. Everyone knows what his job is. The most important thing is to deal with the details and improve our package with them. ”
Addressing the bad areas of Ferrari, Vettel said: “The race car still doesn’t do what I want. It is good at certain stages but not at certain. There is no consistency. We know there are some things that confirm my feeling. It's the last axle that doesn't do what it did last year in a corner. ”
Vettel also finds words of praise for his teammate Charles Leclerc, who is only three points behind him in the championship. “If Charles is faster here and there, we have to say that too. I think he's doing a very good job and he's not a teenager drilling his nose. ”
