Porsche have explained why will not drive for the🐟m at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The F1 legend and four-time champion tested a Porsche 963 at Aragon earlier this year - a✱ high-profile union between a German legend and a German powerhouse manufacturer.

But, Porsche have since confirmed that Mathieu Jaminet, Ni♔ck Tandy and Felipe Nasr will be 🗹behind the wheel of their #4 car at the iconic endurance race.

Porsche LMDh factory director Urs Kuratle exp🦩lained why he overlooked Vettel.

“We had d✨iscussions and it didn’t work for this year’s Le Mans for some reasons and that’s it,” Kuratle told .

“It’s partly how y😼ou can prepare it, and it didn’t come together. The time in the car would have been limited, and there’s not much more we could have done with the test ban we ✃have.

“I’m not blaming the test ban, but in the situation we are in, we are not able to have a tꦯhird car here [at Spa] for ꦉexample like we used to in the past. The situation was just not right."

Kuratle has left the door opꦇen to working w🅰ith Vettel in the future.

“It could be,” he suggested.

“The book is not closed, but it❀’s🧔 also not defined how it continues.

“It’s not becaꦗuse we don’t want, or he doesn’t want, simply because the discussions have not been done.”

Vettel, now aged 36, has also flirted wit♔h an F1 comeback.

He teased that he wanted "the right package" to come back. Mercedes have a notable vacancy in💞 2025, when Lewis Hamilton will g♋o to Ferrari.

Vettel has been retired from F1 for two years after a stint with Aston M🐼artin.

He won his four titles with Red Bull.