Ruling out any chance of a return to F1, four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel admits that WEC is of curiosity.
The German examined with Porsche final 12 months, however nothing appeared to return out of it. Then there was discuss of him ‘changing’ Helmut Marko when it comes to operating Crimson Bull’s long-established junior programme, however once more there was little of substance.
Speaking to Auto Motor und Sport, Vettel is clearly eager to get again behind the wheel, however guidelines out any thought of returning to F1.
“F1 is completed,” he says, clearly referring to his personal ambitions versus reflecting the views of the vast majority of long-standing followers of the game. “In some unspecified time in the future the time is ripe to depart the sector to others.
“You see that with the rookies,” he continues. “I feel it is good that lots of drivers have now been changed. “That is not a vote in opposition to the older ones,” he insists, “however for the youthful ones.
“Up to now, I did not care who among the many established drivers was now not driving, an important factor was that I used to be allowed to drive.”
Requested, in view of the Porsche take a look at, about the opportunity of racing in WEC, he says: “I do not need to rule out one thing coming of it.
“There have been talks,” he admits, “however in some way it hasn’t come about but.
“Up to now I used to be actually not that all for endurance racing, from my perspective as a lone fighter,” he admits. “These days, I see it in another way. I discover it completely thrilling, with this group construction, sharing a automotive and making compromises.
“WEC would truly be an excellent match with its eight races, that are additionally structured in another way than Components 1.
“It is at all times a query of how intense you need to do one thing,” he says. “For me, it has at all times been that once I take part in one thing, I need to do it nicely. Simply collaborating is nothing for me.”
