Sebastian Vettel has put Mercedes and Crimson Bull on discover {that a} return to System 1 “depends upon the bundle”.
The retired four-time F1 champion has been talked about as a substitute for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes.
However Crimson Bull, the place his glory days had been spent, may additionally require a stellar new driver in the event that they unexpectedly lose Max Verstappen.
Vettel opened the door to a comeback forward of this weekend’s F1 Japanese Grand Prix.
Requested by Sky if he’s within the driver marketplace for 2025, Vettel replied: “Properly, probably I’m as a result of I have not obtained a drive, however the query is, am I searching for one?
“I believe it depends upon the bundle.
“I retired from System 1 to not come again, however I additionally did say that you just by no means know. So I believe it nonetheless stands.
“Clearly, there’s issues that I miss, which is usually the competitors. And issues that I do not miss, in order that hasn’t modified. Clearly, life could be very totally different if you happen to’re not concerned and I do take pleasure in that also.
“You by no means know the place life is taking you, so perhaps it takes me again behind the wheel, perhaps it would not.”
Vettel added to the BBC: “I am having ideas which are crossing my thoughts and serious about [a return].
“However at this stage, my mindset usually hasn’t modified so it actually depends upon what’s developing.”
Sebastian Vettel admits talks with Toto Wolff
Hamilton’s transfer to Ferrari in 2025 means Mercedes have to fill his spot subsequent 12 months.
“I’ve had conversations with [Toto Wolff], probably not concerning the seat,” Vettel informed Sky.
“We did talk about the entire state of affairs briefly as nicely.
“However I did communicate to others as nicely as a result of I am nonetheless conserving in contact every so often.
“I’ve some initiatives and concepts along with F1. We’ll see if they may end up or not.
“So I’m staying in contact. I do not know. It must be a pair extra telephone calls and conversations, I suppose, to essentially discover out somewhat bit extra.
“However for positive it is the most effective seats on the grid.
“Efficiency smart, Mercedes has an important observe report, struggling somewhat bit within the final years, however then battle and you are still second and third within the constructors’ (championship), it isn’t such as you’re racing in no man’s land.”
He added to the BBC when requested about returning with Mercedes: “I am following the game and on the minute there’s various motion in terms of drivers, driver market and so forth.
“I am clearly involved with lots of people nonetheless. I am talking as nicely to Toto [Wolff] every so often.
“It relies upon I suppose however on the minute it isn’t the primary precedence.”
