Il pilots market continues to arouse interest. From the officiality of the permanence of gasly in Alpha Tauri even in 2023, which dispelled any doubts about the more immediate future of Ricciardo, nothing moved. However, i teams that still have one place left, if not two, are so many. And one of the hottest seats is that of Aston Martin by Sebastian Vettel whose fate has been uncertain since last year. Yes, because the arrival of the German in the team, dyed in emerald green, at the beginning of 2021 was anything but exciting, with a project which seems to be more long-term than previously thought.
With the company expiring contract and as the years progressed, so did the rumors of a possible training camp of the 4 times world champion at the end of the season. The team and the German driver continue talks. So what can we expect these days?
No hurry
Probably, aware of being able to receive the news of his imminent retirement at any moment, we are experiencing this period worse than Sebastian Vettel. The summertime, previously indicated by him as the one in which he would or would not decide the fate of his future, in fact, is approaching, even if the negotiations with Aston Martin do not seem so urgent, but rather the search to find results e confirmations on the track. However, Sebastian's future represents a nerve node of the drivers market 2023, remained stalled since several teams already have the line-up defined.
The negotiations to…retain him
On the occasion of the Canadian Grand Prix, Mike Krack, main team Aston Martin, confirmed the willingness to continue il percorso undertaken with Sebastian, and that there would be no significant developments on the latest negotiations with the German. There team position it would in fact have remained the same since the first day Vettel set foot in Aston Martin: make it part of the long-term project. “We have always been clear that if you want to continue, we would like it to stay longer. We have a good relationship and we haven't set any deadlines for each other. Sure, he's aware that we can't drag it out, because in case he goes away, us we would be in big trouble. But we're talking a lot."
Last call for Aston Martin
Last April, Vettel said his future depended on how theAston Martin would develop the car. The first updates arrived in Spain gave the team the opportunity to further understand the potential of this car which performed well in the following two races, ie Baku e Montreal. But for the team to say they had actually progress we will have to wait Silverstone. Here too, in fact, in a home round for the English team, important updates will arrive, which perhaps will completely convince Vettel to stay.
“We always said that we want to improve the car and I think we took an important first step in Barcelona. Now I'd like to show Seb who we are ready to make the leap in quality, a leap that we would like to continue to make together with him. We are working hard for Silverstone, then we'll do the various ratings about." Krack concluded.
The last 4 appointments before the summer break they will therefore be crucial for the future of the rider and the team. One last test of confidence before keep believing in the project or abandon forever the Circus.
Statement source: Motorsport.com
