168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sebastian Vettel’s “eyes lit up” when the possibility of an F1 comeback with Mercedes💫 was meﷺntioned to him, it has been claimed.

That is according to Sky’s Craig Slater, who interviewed the four-time world champion about the possibility of making a shock return to F1, having r♚etired at the end of 2022.

Vettel has found himself linked with the vacant Mercedes seat for 2025, following 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s bombshell decision to join Ferrari. The 36-year-old German 🦄has admitted he is considerinꦡg a comeback.

"We had a good tal﷽k off-camera, as well as on-camera,”ꦐ Slater told Sky F1.

“I think he’s a bit conflicted abo🔯ut whether to come back, if he gets the opportunity next season, or not.

“We spoke about the workload, 24 races, about how a lot of staff in F1 are increasingly looking at other seri🅘es - like WEC - which is not as much of a burden.

“But I think it’s the fact of the potential movement, at the e🧔nd of this year in the driver market, which means that if the Mercedes seat came along, must he go for it?

“Possibly, potential at Red Bull still.

“And what aboꦿut the Audi situation? It’s convenient for him because he’s already working with that Volksw♔agen Group with Porsche in the WEC. He lives in Switzerland, we know.

"I think that’s focusing his mind, right now.

“Maybe the longer it goes on, and maybe some of the other big names g🍬et signed up - Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz - then maybe Vettel’s chances of that Mercedes seat improve.

“But his eyes lit up when I mentioned the ಞpossibility of it. You cou♚ld see it. That is a giveaway.

“It’s a long time♏ to be retired, at the age of 36.”

Former F1 strategist Bernie Collins, who worked with Vettel during his time at Aston Martin, suspects he♍ is missing the ﷽adrenaline rush.

“One of his reas♔ons for leaving was the list of races, to spend more time with his family, and to focꦿus on the environment which is a passion of his,” Collins said.

“Speaking from my own experience,𝓰 having left F1, left the pitwall two yearꦡs ago, you miss the adrenaline, the buzz, the team ethos.

“And I 🦩was only on the pitwall for eight years! He’s been racing for his whole life.

“Un🅘less you really fill that gap, t💞here is that desire for competition and adrenaline.

“That doesn’t go away overnight.

“He’s only been out for just over a year. If he hasn’t filled that need to beat the guy next to him? Then there will always be that꧒ ur𝔉ge to come back.”