Schumacher commented on rumors about Vettel at Mercedes

Ralf Schumacher commented on rumors that Sebastian Vettel could change his decision on voluntary retirement and return to Formula 1 in 2025 as George Russell’s new teammate.

Conversations on this topic are already underway, although they are probably based only on Vettel’s one sentence last year: last year, when Sebastian came to the Japanese Grand Prix for a special environmental campaign and answered a question about a possible return, he said he: “I can’t do that.” Rule it out because I don’t know.’

On the one hand, the scenario with Vettel’s return would be interesting, on the other hand, it immediately raises doubts, but Ralf Schumacher did not refute it.

“I heard that Sebastian Vettel wants to get behind the wheel again,” the former Formula 1 driver responded on Sky Deutschland. – Of course, Mercedes now has to fill the vacancy in the team – you see what started on the driver market after it became known about Lewis Hamilton’s decision to move to Ferrari. This immediately created certain processes.

But is George Russell charismatic enough to replace Hamilton in Mercedes’ marketing programs on a global scale? Maybe he won’t be as effective in this role as Sebastian Vettel, who is still a German driver.”

In any case, it can be assumed that if the four-time world champion is on the list of candidates compiled by Toto Wolff, which Russell has already seen, it is unlikely that his name will be on the first lines.

Ralph also made no secret of the fact that the Stuttgart factory team in Bahrain did not make the best impression on him: “Mercedes’ results upset me a bit. It seems like the team is not doing any better than last year. This is probably also one of the reasons why Hamilton stopped believing in her and accepted Frederic Vasseur’s offer.”