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The last few weeks have seen some speculation that Sebastian Vettel is being considered by Mercedes as a possible driver for 2021 after his current deal with Ferrari is set to come to an end in 2020.
As someone who is still a part of Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas has a direct line of communication with the German team.
He’s now confirmed that he has indeed spoken to his team about the rumors regarding him being replaced by Vettel and has revealed the response he got
“I got a pretty straight message that no, they're not considering Seb. So I said fine, no worries then.”
“It's the same as every year for me. I find it quite funny that with not even a single race done, there's been people getting my seat. It made me laugh! So there's no pressure from that side.”
He concluded by explaining how he is going to concentrate on the season ahead for now and not stress about what lies beyond 2020
"I have my clear goal for the season in my mind and that's it. Things will then sort themselves one way or another, whatever's going to happen. I've no stress about that at all."
Ferrari Not in Contention for 2020 Title?
Many in F1 also feel that Mercedes’ closest competitor in 2020 will be Red Bull and that Ferrari is now only the third best team in F1
Alpha Tauri’s team principal Franz Tost has explained why
''We start again where we left off and that's the winter tests in Barcelona. The picture we saw there, we can also expect in Austria and the picture was very clear there. Mercedes is ahead of Red Bull Racing and Ferrari is the third team"
His former driver and current Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has echoed this sentiment
“It will be between Mercedes and us in 2020. In our opinion, Ferrari is not at the top to compete for the world title”
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The chief of Imola, has said that "With the renewal of the homologation” they “are in a position to also host a Formula 1 grand prix”
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen thinks that his “form is already better than it was in Australia"
He also “expected Sebastian to drive for Ferrari for another year or two, but it is clear that Ferrari has chosen a different path”
He also thinks that it is “a great opportunity for Carlos and we'll see what Vettel will do now in 2021"
Max further said that “In the end it will be very nice if” he was to become the youngest ever F1 world champion but he wants “to win every year”
Formula 1 has released a statement confirming that they along with the “promoters in Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japan have decided to cancel their races for the 2020 season”
Honda Racing F1’s managing director Masashi Yamamoto finds it “disappointing that” they “will not be able to race at” their “home track Suzuka this year"
Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that F1 drivers are not muscular because they “don't want to carry a lot of weight in” their car. “The heavier you are, the slower you go”
He also has “good memories of working with Vettel” and revealed that “Not only was he a good sportsman, but he was always very honest and sincere”
Ferrari has appointed Antonio Giovinazzi as their reserve driver for the 2020 season and he will drive for the Italian team if either of their main drivers were to get infected
Max Verstappen has decided not to take part in a private test before racing resumes as “you have to drive an old car”
Ross Brawn feels that "One of the fun attractions of Bahrain is that it has a lot of configurations” and they “could go to Bahrain and race on two different tracks”
Lewis Hamilton feels that “For the next generation” the “education in black history should start at school"
Rubens Barrichello finds it “crazy” that Sainz has announced all of his “plans for the future, while you still have a year to go"
Pirelli boss Mario Isola has revealed that “it was agreed with the Teams, the promoter and the FIA to announce the compound nominations for the first eight races this year all together"
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has revealed that his “drivers will get the same opportunities at the beginning of the year”
Kimi Raikkonen has came out saying: ”If I keep having fun racing this year, I will keep going. If not, I will stop"
Racing Point boss Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that the team’s new factory under the Aston Martin branding will be ready to move in by “August 2022”
FIA and Ferrari have partnered up for the “FIA Girls on Track - Rising Stars” program that will “lead to two winning drivers” joining the Ferrari driver academy
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto thinks that “Smaller teams will always want the cap lower, but we also want to keep the DNA and the accompanying technical innovations”
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has revealed that they haven't forgotten about Ferrari's secret deal with the FIA
Ross Brawn revealed that “Reverse grid races are still on the table for next year"
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