Sebastian Vettel speaks about phone call received from Mattia Binotto back in May. Seb speaks about phone call received from Binotto.

Scuderia Ferrari German driver Sebastian Vettel speaks about the phone call received from Team Principal Mattia Binotto back in May, informing him that the Maranello team decided not to offer him a new contract:

“It came out of nowhere. I would speak more of confusion than pain. Until that call, we were talking about extending. “It came out of nowhere. I would speak more of confusion than pain. Until that call, we were talking about extending. It doesn’t change anything at the end of the day. I accepted the decision. When Mattia called me, I understood from the sound of his voice that nothing I would say would help or convince him. It took me a long time to digest it and know what I wanted to do next. I don’t see myself driving in Formula 1 until I am 40, but I still think I have something to offer, with everything I have achieved in this sport”.

These are the last 2 races with Ferrari. Are you getting emotional? Seb: “Maybe a little bit but you are so much more used to your routine on Sundays. Next week will be probably a little bit more but for now the priority is to do a good race for all the guys”.