Sebastian Vettel on Alonso leaving F1 and Ricciardo’s move to Renault. Seb reacts to Alonso leaving F1 and Ricciardo's move to Renault.

During the Facebook Live Questions and Answers session which took place yesterday, Scuderia Ferrari German driver Sebastian Vettel discussed several topics, including the latest news regarding the future of Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso. Daniel Ricciardo sent shockwaves around the sport by revealing he will leave Red Bull to join Renault next season. Prior to Ricciardo’s announcement, a senior F1 figure claimed the Australian was unhappy at Red Bull, but his decision to quit for the inferior Renault outfit still came as a huge surprise.

Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso confirmed earlier this month he would not be racing in F1 next year amid growing disillusionment with the sport, instead looking elsewhere to pursue other challenges and complete his bid to win the ‘triple crown of motorsport’.

Asked to comment on Alonso’s retirement announcement, Sebastian Vettel said: “At some point, I won’t be here anymore too. It is normal for drivers to come and go. He’s been in Formula 1 for a very long time. I guess he just sensed that this was the right time for him to go. It’s hard to judge what Fernando was thinking while making this decision. People always have a certain idea of what are the motivations when something like this happens. Sometimes they are right, but sometimes they are not.” Regarding Daniel Ricciardo’s surprise move to Renault, Sebastian added: “I have to admit I was surprised that Daniel moves to Renault. I guess he knows a little bit more than we do. I basically trust him a lot because he is one of the best drivers. How much Renault will improve in the coming years, I don’t know.”

On what he did during the summer break, the Scuderia Ferrari driver says that “I did not do much things during the holidays because I wanted to enjoy my time with the family. The first few days you just try to get away from everything a little bit. I was in the mountains, cycling a bit. The weather was fantastic, no matter where you went. But most of the time I was at home. If you’re on the move all year, it’s nice not to have to get on a plane and slow things down a bit.” – Sebastian Vettel confirmed.