Scuderia Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel has endured a far from ideal start to the season. The 4-time World Champion has only managed a meager 10 points from the first three races.
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Apart from his dismal on-track performances, another topic of discussion, regarding Vettel, is his future seat in F1.
The German is currently uncontracted beyond the 2020 season, and his availability has made him a prime target for Racing Point. The Silverstone-based team, which will be renamed to Aston Martin next year, has held loose-talks with Vettel.
Rumors link Vettel to Aston Martin for 2021 at the expense of Sergio Perez. It’s a move that former F1 driver Nick Heidfeld feels will benefit the Lawrence Stroll owned team.
Nick Heidfeld feels that Sebastian Vettel can make a big difference to Racing Point
Heidfeld, in his exclusive column for Sky Sport, writes (translated by Google), “In the medium term, Aston Martin can be a good option for him. Also, because of the Mercedes engine. That would fit. Mutually. But especially for the team.
“Sebastian Vettel would be a big help. Not just from a driver’s perspective, but above all because of his knowledge. He is a four-time world champion! He knows how world championship teams work – and don’t work.
“He drove at Red Bull and Ferrari. Sebastian can undoubtedly make the difference for any team with ambitions.”
Well, no doubt, that if given a chance at Aston Martin, Vettel would excel. This year’s RP20 has shown how good it can be, and with a multiple championship-winning driver behind its wheel, you’d expect that the Silverstone-based outfit could make a run for the title in 2021.
However, there is nothing concrete as of yet as far as Vettel’s move in concerned. Heck, one can’t even assure him of a seat anywhere in F1 at this point. So, perhaps Vettel would just be better off focusing on the work at hand, driving for Ferrari.
So far, there are ten more races to go and Vettel will be hoping to make a bigger impact than he did in the first set of triple-headers.
Can the German bounce back and mount a sustained challenge for a podium finish? We’ll find out soon enough.
