Aston Martin are second from the bottom in the championship and this has led to suggestions that Sebastian Vettel might not renew his contract and choose to retire instead. Vettel has now addressed these rumors while speaking to The Bild Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxisyBhR7d_Kt_QW5OmMqItZpWRvcWoHgP 0:00 - Sebastian Vettel Addresses Retirement Rumors 1:05 - Fast Feed I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Sebastian Vettel Addresses Retirement Rumors Vettel started off by speaking about his contract with Aston Martin “I am still active. My contract runs until the end of the year. A decision has not yet been made” “It depends on how strong the car is, how the team develops and how the races go” He then addressed the speculation surrounding his future “But I don't need to lie: My future is a topic that is coming up and one that I'm dealing with. The truth is, I have lots of ideas, talk to lots of people and am easily inspired” “But I’m not putting any pressure on myself to create the perfect follow-up career tomorrow” He signed off by speaking about the future “I don’t want to raise any expectations of finding the perfect thing. With Formula 1, I’ve found something I’m very good at” “Something where I can compete with the best in the world. What comes after that, only time will tell” Fast Feed Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack is “not going to speak on contracts yet” [F1] “Obviously if you have a driver like Sebastian Vettel, you would be foolish not to try to retain him” “But I 100% understand his comments. He wants to see progress because he is not a driver that wants to fight for P18 or P16 or whatever” Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is “glad [he] looks comfortable from the outside” [F1] “On the inside, it’s not comfortable yet. I’m still not as smooth as I’d like to be” “I’m still not 100% happy with the car and understanding it fully. But I’m hustling out there” Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is “very impressed with how [George Russell has] settled in” [F1] “I couldn’t be happier with the driver line-up; in that respect I think we have the two best drivers, maybe two of the three best drivers” “They deserve a car and a power unit that fights at the front rather than them being lapped” Williams team principal Jost Capito stated that with regards to Nicholas Latifi’s confidence levels “it’s a head game isn’t it?” “He is capable to drive very fast and can do the same lap times as Alex [Albon]” “The cars are a bit more difficult and trickier to drive than last year’s car. And he has to get his head around it” Do you think Sebastian Vettel will retire after the 2022 season?