It was recently reported that Bernie Ecclestone said that he would not be surprised to see Sebastian Vettel retire from the sport in the near future. Vettel has said that he is set to stay in the sport for the time being and believes that he is at the "top of his game" after a shaky start to the 2019 season.
“I’m not going to be in Formula 1 as long as he was, that’s for sure, but I hope I’m going to be as fit and as sharp as he is today when I’m hopefully that old," said Vettel to F1i.com.
"I don’t know, to be honest. At the moment I feel on top of my game, I feel that I know what I’m doing. I’m very very self-critical, very ambitious and I put a lot of expectation on to myself."
"I love driving, I love the sensation of the speed, I love fighting with these guys so there’s a lot of things that at the moment I really like and I’ll miss so that’s why it’s not an option to quit tomorrow, I’m quite happy to race," he said.
It will be interesting to see how Vettel responds on track and he will hope that he can keep Leclerc behind him and silence his critics.