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Why F1 would be poorer without Vettel

OPINION Sebastian Vettel's upcoming split from Ferrari appears to leave him a choice between staying in Formula 1 with lesser machinery or leaving. While the latter decision would be understandable, the championship would be weaker as a result

Alex Kalinauckas May 27, 2020, 3:16 PM

Two weeks on from the news breaking that Sebastian Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of 2020 and there has been no further indication of what he will do next. And nor should there be.

Vettel's next call will be only the second major Formula 1 career move he has made since he left his long-term roots at Red Bull to chase the Ferrari dream that now looks set to elude him.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.