Formula 1 bombshell: a former champion could come out of retirement to replace Hamilton at Mercedes

The four-time world champion admitted that he had spoken to Toto Wolff, CEO of the German team, about the possibility of returning to F1.

Lewis Hamilton made history in Formula 1 with Mercedes, but starting next year he will be part of it Ferrari. After this news, several pilots are rumored to succeed the Briton. And one of them which appeared in the last hours It’s Sebastian Vettel’swho retired from competition in 2022.

The German pilot confirmed that he had spoken to Toto WolffCEO of the German team, to take Hamilton’s position. “I spoke to Wolff. We talked about the whole situation for a while, but I also talked to others because I’m still in touch from time to time.”commented on the conversation with sports in the sky.

Although there is a possibility of joining other teams, he acknowledged that the British man’s position is “one of the best seats on the grid” and left the possibility of returning to the F1 tingling: “I’m constantly in touch. I do not know. “I guess it will have to be a couple of phone calls.”

Vettel’s last cycle in F1 was with Aston Martin two years ago and it seems unlikely that he will return to the activity. However, the German misses “the competition”. “I retired from Formula 1 not to come back, but I also said that you never know. So I think it still stands. “You never know where life will take you, so maybe it will put me back behind the wheel, maybe it won’t.”he added.

Lewis Hamilton’s response to Vettel’s possible return

Faced with this possibility, the 39-year-old driver came out to speak publicly and expressed his desire for the German to return to competition: “I want Seb back. I think he will be an incredible fit for the team. A German driver, a driver who has won several world championships, someone of incredible value, who will continue to take this team forward.”