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Finished After five years and with a possible sixth season, if you have Formula 1 in 2020 – on the horizon, Sebastian Vettel will leave the Ferrari at the end of the year, when the contract ends. The Italian team made offers and was interested in keeping the four-time world champion for at least another year, but the attempts ended on a dead end street. The end of the negotiations was formally announced in the early hours of Tuesday (11).
The news was presented by the German newspaper ‘Bild’ early Monday morning in Brazil, already early Tuesday morning in Germany. Hours later came the official announcement that the 32-year-old pilot, who will be 33 in July, will not be on the Maranello board in 2021.
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“My relationship with Ferrari ends in late 2020,” Vettel said in a statement issued by Ferrari. “To achieve the best possible results in sport, it is vital that everyone involved works in harmony.” The team and I realize that there is no longer a common desire to continue together beyond this season. Financial problems were not a factor in this joint decision. This is not how I think when I make certain decisions, nor will it ever be, ”he continued.
“What has been happening in recent months has led many of us to reflect on real priorities in life. You need to use your imagination and take a new approach. For my part, I will take the time to reflect on what really matters when it comes to my future. Ferrari has a special place in F1 and I hope it has all the success it deserves. Finally, I want to thank everyone in the Ferrari family, all the tifosi in the world, for all the support I have had over the years. My immediate goal is to end my season at Ferrari, waiting for new beautiful moments together, completing the many others we have had, ”he said.
Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel: companions only until the end of the year (Photo: Reproduction)
“This is a joint decision made by us and Sebastian, a decision that both parties consider to be for the best,” said team leader Mattia Binotto. “It was not an easy decision, considering Sebastian’s value as a driver and as a person. There was no specific reason for this decision, other than the common and friendly belief that it is time to take different paths to achieve our respective goals,” he continued. .
Vettel had talked about Ferrari as his first choice in 2021, but already had rejected a formal offer who was looking for just one year of contract and a sharp drop in wages. Then, according to the Italian newspaper ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’, a second proposal was made: Increased the duration of the contract until 2022, but maintained the salary drop. Despite this, he told the German magazine ‘Auto Bild’ that “the passion for Ferrari was here, the brand is very special and what attracts me is winning here.”
In addition to the contract and salary time, another situation considered an obstacle to the agreement was the way of managing the pair of pilots. Charles Leclerc He is 22 years old and only going to his second year as a Ferrari driver, but received an agreement by 2024 and it tends to be more and more the team favorite in the future.
Sebastian Vettel reaches the end of the line in Maranello (Photo: Ferrari)
It still weighs on the conflicts between the two and the awkward way Ferrari handled it in 2019. Everything indicates that Vettel and Leclerc get along well on a daily basis, but sometimes they fell on the tracks in the association’s first year. The peak was at the Brazilian GP, when they collided with each other and abandoned.
Vettel came to Ferrari in 2015 after four world titles with Red Bull between 2010 and 2013, and yet he is experiencing his first big moment as an F1 driver exactly in Italy in 2008, when he took Toro Rosso for the only victory in the history of escuderia de faenza.
As a Ferrari driver, Vettel has 102 races and 14 victories, plus 54 podiums and two runners-up.
Vettel-Ferrari: is separation the best way out? # F1noGP # F1
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