Vettel open to Red Bull return
FOUR-TIME world champion Sebastian Vettel says he is open to returning to Red Bull.
Vettel, who has been ditched by Ferrari for next season, won a quadruple haul of championships with Red Bull between 2010 and 2013.
Max Verstappen has emerged as the team’s main man and drives alongside the London-born Alexander Albon.
Team principal Christian Horner has implied that Red Bull do not have any interest in re-signing Vettel, but they are yet to announce their line-up for next term.
Asked if he would be prepared to make a return to the team which helped to make him statistically the third most successful driver of all-time, Vettel, 33, said: “It’s a winning car, I’m here to compete, I’m here to win so probably the answer would be yes.
“I know how strong they are from the past. The team has evolved, so it’s not fair to say I know the team inside out because it also has changed and moved on, but I know why they were strong back then.
“They are a contender so for sure that would be interesting.”
Vettel finished 10th in Austria last weekend after he spun while battling with McLaren’s Carlos Sainz – the Spaniard who is set to replace Vettel at Ferrari.
The German’s options for next term are drying up. This week, Renault announced that double world champion Fernando Alonso will be racing for them in 2021.