Vettel took quitting into consideration: 'Of course'

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10:18, 09 Jan 2022

Kimi Raikkonen said goodbye to the Formula One world at the end of 2021. The Finnish driver thought it was time to leave the sport and concentrate on other things in life. Sebastian Vettel can well understand that thought.

The German drove with Raikkonen for many years at Ferrari and therefore knows the Finn like no other. As more and more older drivers choose to retire from Formula 1, Vettel also considered it in the recent times. However, Vettel came to the conclusion that he is not ready yet, as he explained in an interview with Sport1.de.

Vettel frankly admitted in the interview that this question sometimes plays on his mind. "Of course you sometimes ask yourself the question if you are enjoying yourself. I would be lying if I said the thought hadn't occurred to me yet."

However, Vettel's fans need not fear that he is leaving soon, he stresses. "The fire is still burning."

Rich career of Vettel

Vettel made his debut with Sauber in 2007, after which he made the switch to Toro Rosso. He then traded that team for Red Bull Racing, with whom he won four world titles. After six seasons at Ferrari, he's spent the 2021 season with Aston Martin where he'll race again this year.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Vettel took quitting into consideration: 'Of course'

Rich career of Vettel

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