Will Sebastian Vettel race for Ferrari?

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Post Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:41 pm

Will Vettel be racing for Ferrari later in his career or will he stay with Red Bull if ferrari won't be hungry for him to race for them.
mkw0101
 
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Post Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:09 pm

I think you need to ask him that. You will get nothing but speculation here.
Tim.Wright
 
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Post Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:08 pm

He was asked this in an interview in F1 Racing magazine. He said "Why not?". Like any driver, he assumes he is good enough to race there one day.
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Giblet
 
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Post Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:16 pm

Ferrari have already expressed an interest in him for the future. If any driver is asked to race for Ferrari, they tend to say yes.
andrew
 
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Post Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:12 am

Nope. Too nerdy. He's not "cool looking" enough.
"I was blessed with the ability to understand how cars move," he explains. "You know how in 'The Matrix,' he can see the matrix? When I'm driving, I see the lines."
n smikle
 
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Post Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:54 am

Who cares? If it's bound to happen, then it will. Nothing we can do about it. Until then, I think it is not worthwhile to speculate about it. Let's just enjoy the current show.
casper
 
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Post Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:14 am

n smikle wrote:Nope. Too nerdy. He's not "cool looking" enough.

Cool looking? Shall we talk about Shoey's wardrobe in his Ferrari days? :lol:

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Pandamasque
 
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Post Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:11 pm

It would be "too funny" to see two emotional types on one team .. just imagine Alonso and Vettel together. What a management nightmare that would be. If Vettel has problems with Webber, well just multiply that by a thousand! Sure would be interesting to see though ..
BreezyRacer
 
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Post Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:16 pm

indeed, they wouldnt last together for a month, Alonso went crazy on a debuting hamilton, guess what happens with a driver that is just a better racer then him.
wesley123
 
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Post Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:03 pm

Vettel is too immature and full of his self. Ferrari comes first at ferrari not the drivers.
I'd say by the time he is 27 or 28 he may be eligible. I just can't see him there before Hamilton, and when Hamilton is there, he may be reluctant to join.

Looking at the kinds of drivers that join Ferrari, Vettel is actually a very risky proposition in terms of his maturity.
Massa was a very mature and professional guy when he joined. Kimi was definitely level headed though he was very quiet.
These 2 guys were champion material before they joined or either was driving a ferrari powered car for years. I always remember for Felipe joined, he would always speak of driving the real deal, not just a car with the ferarri engine. He would say this repeatedly. Maybe this had to with him joining as well; a driver completely devoted to the prancing horse.
Kimi was a proven race winner and WDC contender. He was also, IMO, very threatening to shumacher, who was the best at the time. His choice was a no brainer.

Vettel now... he's just very fast. He's not really a threatening driver, doesn't have much experience or learn from his previous mistakes. Doesn't show much mastery or presence on the track like a raikonen or shumacher.
All in all he is not a proven driver as yet to sit in a red car. I'd say Hamilton gets there in 4 years. Vettel, maybe 5, or maybe he'll be at Mclaren before ferrari?
For Sure!!
ringo
 
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Post Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:51 pm

Hamilton driving for Ferrari? In an alternate reality, perhaps. But I have a hard time seeing him drive for any team other than McLaren. And why would he? McLaren is the best over-all team. They may not always be the best, but they are consistently among the best and have been so for 25 years.

I do think that Vettel is exceptional. But I doubt he will come to Ferrari with Alonso there. I can see him joining Mercedes, if Brawn gets his groove back.
zeph
 
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Post Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:13 pm

Given that he is the product of long term investment by McLaren, I can't see him being allowed to leave.
andrew
 
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Post Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:19 pm

I don't think that Hamilton will ever race for ferrari.

Vettel could

Massa was already a ferrari driver the ttime he moved from Cram to Draco.
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fausto cedros
 
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Post Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:34 pm

It could happen, but like someone said, if and when Ross Brawn gets his stuff back up to snuff, it'd be good to have Vettel at Mercedes GP because of the whole German relationship.
I'd stay put at Red Bull for as long as possible if I were an F1 driver. A lot of good publicity, amazing equipment, some of the best engineers in the sport, and your liekly to have a good teammate alongside you.
However, I dont know if any of this compares to the prestige and history of The Scuderia.
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zmiles2
 
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Post Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:35 pm

The day Lewis signs for Ferrari I will eat my hat. :)

Vettel, sure, it could happen, but I think Kubica would be a better match with Alonso.
Roland Ehnström
 
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