Sebastian Vettel has once again played down any thoughts of him retiring from Formula 1 after 2019.
It was a possibility that rumbled after the early races of the year following a few confrontations with Charles Leclerc.
However, rumours the four-time champion was considering his future emerged after Monaco and his controversial loss in Canada only added fuel to the fire.
"I'm here. I love racing," Vettel asserted in Austria on Thursday.
"I think the cars are great fun to drive, they're very fast - the fastest we've ever had. Can we do better? I think yes. Is it up to me? Fortunately not.
"But, as I said before, we'll see what the future brings. But I'm here now and as far as I know, I'll be here next year, so I'm not thinking about that."
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A comment that did get plenty of attention following Montreal was the Ferrari driver suggesting today's F1 isn't the sport the watched and fell in love with growing up.
And he would elaborate on that statement speaking to reporters.
"As a child, I think you fall in love with the cars and the drivers - not literally but… I did have posters of Michael [Schumacher] in my room!" he said.
"But you had the admiration for what these drivers do, the cars and how fast they go and so on.
"As a child, you're very pure, you're not thinking about rules. I was never interested if they were overweight or underweight or legal or illegal, it didn't matter as a child I just loved to see them racing. I think that's what I tried to express."
