Sebastian Vettel has been in contact with McLaren as Ferrari appear to not be interested in extending the four-time F1 world champion’s contract. Next season the 32-year-old will enter the final year of his current deal which will expire at the end of 2020.
Ferrari had several highs and lows last season and although the works team will be pleased with the breakout season from young driver Charles Leclerc they struggled to deal with the on-track battle he ended up having with Vettel.
The pair had their problems throughout the season and they weren’t helped by questionable Ferrari team orders.
However, it all came to ahead at the Brazilian Grand Prix when both drivers collided as they competed for on track position and in the end neither finished the race.
The missed points saw both Ferrari drivers finishing behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen who took third in the drivers standings, with Leclerc ending up fourth and Vettel left in fifth.
And now with the news that Ferrari have publicly admitted they have held conversations with Lewis Hamilton about joining the team in the near future, Vettel has also been looking at his options.
According to Spanish publication Marca, Vettel has been in contact with sports director of McLaren, Andreas Seidl about taking a seat at the team in 2021.
The British racing team is due to have a Mercedes engine in two years time, which could drastically improve their competitiveness.
