{"id":276731,"date":"2025-04-08T06:10:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T06:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/i-have-spoken-with-toto-wolff-sebastian-vettel-could-return-to-f1\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T06:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T06:10:12","slug":"i-have-spoken-with-toto-wolff-sebastian-vettel-could-return-to-f1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/i-have-spoken-with-toto-wolff-sebastian-vettel-could-return-to-f1\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I have spoken with Toto Wolff\u2019 \u2013 Sebastian Vettel could return to F1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has said that he could be \u201ctempted\u201d by the possibility of a comeback to the sport following talks with Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.<\/p>\n

Mercedes are on a hunt for a new driver after Lewis Hamilton stated that he would be leaving the Silver Arrows for Ferrari after an 11-year association. Meanwhile, a four-time champion with Red Bull between 2010 and 2013, Vettel had announced his retirement at the end of the 2022 season. He had spent the later years of his career at Ferrari and Aston Martin in a two-year stint.<\/p>\n

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The 36-year-old has stated that a talk with multiple team bosses has prompted him to consider a comeback.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am speaking to Toto. I don\u2019t know if that qualifies as Mercedes, but about other things,\u201d Vettel told Sky Sports News.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m talking to a lot of people because I know them, but not very specific. It (return) does cross my mind, I do think about it, but it\u2019s not the main thought,\u201d the German added.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have three kids at home, it\u2019s busy every day, so there\u2019s a lot of other thoughts I have. There are ideas that I have.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvents that I\u2019m planning going forward, so I did speak to a lot of other team principals as well, and not only about racing. There\u2019s thoughts, but nothing concrete at the minute.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Vettel also added that he was surprised by Hamilton\u2019s decision to leave Mercedes. \u201cI was surprised like I guess most of us were,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it is exciting. Obviously he\u2019s looking for a new challenge and it will be different to see him in red, in a different colour.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vettel remained tight-lipped about a possible return through a maiden appearance in the iconic Le Mans 24 Hours endurance racing, having spent time with Porsche\u2019s contender for the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been testing. I was curious, so I wanted to see how it feels. It\u2019s obviously a different discipline. It\u2019s still racing, but it\u2019s a different car, different discipline.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am (tempted) and I\u2019m not. I am obviously also looking for lots of other things and there\u2019s lots of other things that do interest me outside of racing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Hamilton has cited the talk of Vettel\u2019s probable return and association with Mercedes as an \u201camazing option\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would love for Seb to come back and I think it would be an amazing option for the team (Mercedes).<\/p>\n

\u201cGerman driver, multi-world championship winning driver, and someone who has amazing values who would continue to take the team forward. I\u2019d love it if he came back,\u201d Hamilton remarked ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n