Ex-world champion as successor?
Wild Vettel rumor sweeps through Formula 1
5/5/2022 12:33 p.m
The future of Sebastian Vettel at the Aston-Martin racing team after this season is unclear. The contract of the four-time world champion expires. The open scenario around the Heppenheimer fueled wild rumors. One revolves around Formula 1 veteran Fernando Alonso.
Before the first edition of the Miami Grand Prix at the weekend, a spectacular rumor is sweeping through the Formula 1 paddock. Possibly none other than ex-world champion Fernando Alonso will be in the Aston Martin cockpit from next year and would inherit Sebastian Vettel. At least this is the scenario presented by the f1-insider.com portal, citing “speculations from the paddock”.
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While the sporting future of the four-time Formula 1 champion Vettel is still completely uncertain after the current season, veteran Fernando Alonso had recently indicated that he was not yet thinking of a final career end. “I’ll drive a few more years. Two or three more years,” the Spaniard was last quoted, who has been a regular driver in the premier class of motorsport again since last year and has contested 334 Formula 1 races so far.
Three years ago, Alonso is said to have been Lawrence Stroll’s dream driver, the owner of the Aston Martin group and owner of the racing team. Should the expiring contract with Sebastian Vettel with the British team not be extended or should the Heppenheimer end his career of his own accord, the way would be clear for the spectacular signing of Fernando Alonso, who has scored two World Championship points in the Alpine this season.
Even at an advanced age as a racing driver, Alonso, who is almost 41 years old, is still considered one of the top drivers in Formula 1 and has repeatedly come up with strong performances in the inferior Alpine over the past year and a half. However, staying with the French racing team beyond 2022 is far from guaranteed, also because the working paper expires at the end of the year. In addition, the young test driver Oscar Piastri is regarded as a future regular driver at Alpine and could inherit the 2005 and 2006 world champion.
“If with Alpine, then good. If with another team, then good. I’ll find out, I’ll probably start the discussions in the summer,” Alonso was recently asked about his possible stay with the French.