Sebastian Vettel addresses F1 retirement talk

Sebastian Vettel has said that his future in Formula 1 will depend on what opportunities he has to try and win and be successful in the years ahead.

The 34-year-old is a 4-time world champion but he has not won a title since 2013, with Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes largely dominating since 2014.

Indeed, Vettel had a decent enough chance with Ferrari at points to try and derail the Merc train but mistakes at crucial times cost him and the Scuderia, leaving Hamilton to clear up and rack up the championships.

Since then, Vettel has joined Aston Martin with his first season under his belt in 2021, with the highlight being a podium finish in Baku and another one in Budapest, though a fuel infringement would later strip him of the latter.

A couple of podium appearances in a long season isn’t enough for someone with over 50 Grand Prix wins, though, and Vettel will be hoping the 2022 rule changes are going to pave the way for Aston to be getting towards the front of the field and for him to be spearheading the charge.

At 34, he still has several years left in the sport if he wishes to continue and he was asked about that as he helped unveil Aston Martin’s new car for the 2022 season; the AMR22:

“First of all, we’ll see where we stand,” Vettel said when asked about his future beyond 2022.

“From a certain point I’ll start thinking about the future. After my successes in the past, it is only logical that I still want to win.

“So my future will depend on that.”

Like any racing driver, Vettel wants to win but if the opportunity to do so is nt there, he will be thinking about other opportunitities.

For now, though, the focus is on this coming season and Vettel will be determined to make this a positive one for the Silverstone-based