Sebastian Vettel hasn’t rejected the idea of teaming up with Daniel Ricciardo in the future claiming he “wouldn’t mind” racing alongside the Australian.
The pair had contrasting fortunes during their season together at Red Bull in 2014 with Ricciardo finishing third in the drivers’ championship while the four-time world champion struggled, later agreeing to join Ferrari.
Now, four years on, it is the man from Perth considering his future with seats at Mercedes and the Scuderia both potential options with the latter seemingly getting the approval of arguably the most important voice in the Italian team’s decision.
“I think we get along so I wouldn’t mind if we get together again in the future but I don’t know what his plan,” he was quoted by Crash.net.
“I think he has a couple of options and I don’t think he needs to rush. I’m sure he’ll find a seat but I don’t know what he’s up to or what he wants. I don’t know how much he’s asking but I’m confident he’ll find a seat.”
Ricciardo himself has previously indicated he would prefer a move to Mercedes due to a desire to challenge himself against Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas’ poor start to the new season last weekend in Australia has put more pressure on the Finn.
However, now the possibility of the 28-year-old replacing his fellow Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari is being raised by one of his sponsors, Aarnio Wihuri.
“I think Raikkonen’s time is coming to an end,” he said. “Last year we saw that his driving started to become inconsistent. Probably his interest is starting to fade.
“Valtteri’s move to Ferrari can still be quite possible,” he added. “In the meantime, every F1 driver dreams of driving for Ferrari at some point.”
Bottas was believed to be in the running for a seat at Maranello as far back as 2015 before ultimately swapping Williams for Mercedes last year.
