Vettel would have liked to team up with Räikkönen

Il had already declared it, without convincing many people. He repeated it upon arriving at Spa-Francorchamps: Sebastian Vettel would have liked to team up with Kimi Räikkönen next year, while his teammate at Red Bull, Mark Webber, leaves his precious place at the end of the season. Asked about the statement from Iceman's manager, who announced at the end of the week that negotiations with the Austrian team had failed, the German, while remaining cautious, did not hide his disappointment: “I don't know how true or not it is, but Kimi (Räikkönen, Editor’s note) It could have been nice on many levels, but it won't happen so there's no point in talking about it. Who knows ? He is still young (33 years) and me too (26 years), so a lot of things can happen. Never say never, but teaming up next year probably won't happen. »

The three-time reigning world champion, who was noted for his tumultuous relationship with his Australian teammate in recent seasons, however wanted to make things clear once again: he has no influence on the decision what his team will do to his future teammate. “Of course I speak with the team, but as I have already said several times it is not my choice. I don't want to be too involved. »