In 2022, Vettel has started the second of his initial two-year deal to join Aston after he was dropped from Ferrari, but the opening phase of the season has been difficult for both elements at the green team.
Vettel missed the opening two rounds after contracting COVID-19, while Aston’s AMR22 has lacked pace compared to its rivals – with Aston the only car yet to score points so far this season.
After returning to action in Australia last time out, Vettel endured a nightmare weekend, as his car had an engine issue in first practice, he crashed in FP3 (as did team-mate Lance Stroll, who also had an enormous qualifying accident with Williams driver Nicholas Latifi), then went off early in the race before crashing again and retiring with damage – having also been fined for pitlane speeding during his brief qualifying appearance where he was eliminated in Q1.
Speaking about his future in the pre-FP1 press conference for this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Vettel acknowledged that it was a “no brainer” he will soon have to decide on the next phase of his life – if he tries to get a new Aston contract, seeks a move elsewhere in F1 or motorsport, or retires from racing, although he is adamant “I definitely won’t sit on the other side in terms of asking questions to drivers”.
When pressed on his thoughts about his long-term F1 future, Vettel replied: “I don’t know. No secrets – it will depend on obviously how this year goes and then take it from there.”
He later added: “Time will tell. At the minute, I think the focus is on the now and on the mountain ahead of us that we try to climb and we won’t climb it in a day, we won’t climb it in a month.
“But will choose the path that we climb, which will determine the next three-four years – so that’s why I feel it’s really important to focus on that and it takes all the attention.
“And then one day there will be a day for all of us where this journey ends and some other journey…
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