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Vettel goes ''all in'' with his game of poker: 'It's Mercedes or retirement'
- Thierry Bakker
With the seats at Ferrari and McLaren occupied by Carlos Sainz and Daniel Ricciardo, Sebastian Vettel must look for an alternative. Does the German still want to continue and if so, which team does the Ferrari driver want to join?
Vettel leaves Ferrari because, according to the German, there was no longer mutual trust. Vettel misses the support of his team since Charles Leclerc came in and it is that trust that Vettel needs so much. At Red Bull Racing that was the case, but since 2018 the doubts were at Ferrari.
Vettel to Mercedes?
Where many still had confidence in a switch from Vettel to McLaren, that door is now officially closed and Renault seems to be the only logical solution. However, the question is whether Vettel, with his 32 years, still wants to start a project that will not be successful in the short term. Reporters Bianca Garloff and Ralf Bach are clear about that.
''Vettel now just plays poker. It's Mercedes or nothing. Vettel only wants to stay in Formula 1 if he gets a car with which he can become world champion and as a top team you will always consider him'', said the journalists of F1-insider.com. Toto Wolff already said that they are looking at the situation, so who knows, Vettel might be a serious option for the German race stable.