News Details

Ecclestone advises Vettel 'to take a year off'

Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has advised his good friend Sebastian Vettel to take a year off from Formula 1 and observe the sport's changes before deciding on his future. The shock announcement of Vettel's departure from Ferrari at the end of this season has sparked a lot of speculation about the four-time world champion's next move. On paper, opportunities exist at Renault and Mercedes for 2021, but there are also good reasons for Vettel not joining either team. Oddly, the prospect of the German driver taking a sabbatical has seldom been mentioned, but at 32-years-old - two years young than Lewis Hamilton, Vettel could afford to spend 12 months on the sidelines. And that's exactly...
Full Story »
5y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Ecclestone: Vettel and Hamilton would make a super team

  Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton would make a 'super team' at...
5y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Ecclestone: Hamilton-Vettel 'super team' would be good...

Bernie Ecclestone says a Mercedes duo formed by Lewis Hamilton and...
5y ago from F1i.com

Ecclestone advises Mercedes: 'Vettel's PR impact would...

Bernie Ecclestone hopes that Sebastian Vettel will be offered a contract...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Ecclestone wants Vettel at Mercedes with Hamilton

As speculation over Sebastian Vettel's future continues, Bernie...
5y ago from Pitpass.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Ryan Hunter-Reay joins Arrow McLaren for 2026 Indy 500

Arrow McLaren has announced that veteran Ryan Hunter-Reay will join the...

RLL locks in Louis Foster with extended IndyCar...

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced an extension to its contract...

AJ Foyt Racing expands veteran support program to full...

AJ Foyt Racing has announced that its successful Homes For Our Troops...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg lands factory Toyota Rally1 drive

We called it after Oliver Solberg clinched his WRC2 title in Chile....

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Sources: Arsenal 'monitoring' underrated talent who's...

Arsenal are understood to be among the clubs keeping an eye on Jurrien...
19h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Sources: Chelsea increasingly keen on ambitious move...

Chelsea are reportedly increasingly keen on Nottingham Forest central...
14h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Fabrizio Romano reveals Arsenal staff have received...

Arsenal staff are reportedly not overly concerned after being informed of...
14h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Manchester United star Matheus Cunha responds to fan...

Manchester United star Matheus Cunha has laughed off a request from an...
18h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.