Sebastian Vettel says he is honoured to be linked with Ferrari – Formula 1 news
Sebastian Vettel says that he is “honoured” to be linked with Ferrari as a potential driver for the 2013 season but he has not signed any agreements with the team.
There have been several reports of multiple drivers being linked to Ferrari and other teams for the 2013 season as a bunch of drivers are coming to an end of their contracts with their respective teams at the end of the 2012 season. Vettel has been speculated
to be the driver for Ferrari for the 2014 season.
Reports emerged of Vettel signing into a pre-contract with Ferrari to move from Red Bull at the end of 2013.
Vettel expressed to Bild that while he was flattered by the interest from the Ferrari's hierarchy he is unsure over his future at the moment.
“I am honoured (team principal) Stefano Domenicali and (president) Luca di Montezemolo see me as a Ferrari driver,” Vettel said. “Clearly I'm flattered, but the truth is there has been no signal from me, I've not signed anything, nor agreed anything with
a handshake. But if you asked the 24 drivers in Formula One if they would like to go to Ferrari in their career, all 24 would say 'yeah, clearly', and it is the same with me.”
“It is simply an awesome race team. But it (a move) has to fit on all sides. Who knows, maybe things change and suddenly I go somewhere else, or it may be I never go anywhere else in my career because there simply is no better package than Red Bull,” he
added.
The defending champion of two back to back championship wins said that he is not going to allow himself to look too far ahead as the current season is too important for him think about any other stuff.
The main priority is the current season and he is not going to be deterred from it.
Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso was also rumoured to be in talks with Ferrari back in 2005 but it was not until 2010 that he joined the team.
It will be interesting to see if Vettel will actually be looking to join Ferrari at the end of 2013. At the moment, the news can only be regarded as speculation at best.
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