It’s been two seasons since Sebastian Vettel left F1 and there is a void of a figure of his personality in the paddock. When the German decided to hang up his racing boots, many felt that it was too early for him to make that call. Some even hope that Vettel will someday make a comeback to the pinnacle of motorsport.

But the facts are, the stopwatch doesn’t lie and he wasn’t delivering the lap times at the end of his career.”

Despite retiring from Formula 1 in 2022, it is being claimed Sebastian Vettel is ‘not yet completely finished’ with the sport and chased the 2025 Red Bull seat alongside Max Verstappen. Helmut Marko turned him down as he didn’t want the German’s reputation to suffer.