Ralf Schumacher believes staying at Scuderia Ferrari might be the best option for Sebastian Vettel and the German driver will ultimately accept Ferrari’s rumoured offer of a one-year contract for 2021. Earlier, it was claimed that the quadruple world champion had turned down the offer, which reportedly involved a substantially slashed retainer.
But former F1 driver Schumacher says Sebastian Vettel may ultimately accept the deal: “Last season was of course not quite optimal,” he told Germany’s Sky Sport HD – “Ferrari is currently going through a difficult phase and of course are trying to optimise everything,” he said. “So I believe that something like that (contract) is possible, especially in these times.” – he added.
Ralf Schumacher acknowledged, however, that Sebastian Vettel may also decide to leave Ferrari:
“The question is whether he wants to go for the world championship or does he want to build something new,” he said – “McLaren is on the right track, so that would be possible, but they are also quite some way away. They also have an imminent change of engine, so it’s difficult. I think if he stays there (Ferrari) for a year, he would be in good hands,” Schumacher added.
“Of course he has to feel supported by the whole team. Once you no longer feel that you are being supported, a driver has to leave that team,” he said.
Another former driver, Christian Danner, also tips Sebastian Vettel to stay in red: “In times of crisis, continuity is important,” he told Bild. “Ferrari has enough to do right now, so stability is needed at least on the driver side.”
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