Aston Martin want to retain the services of Sebastian Vettel

Team Principal Mike Krack has said Aston Martin would be “foolish” if they didn’t attempt to retain Sebastian Vettel beyond the end of this season.

The four-time Formula 1 World Champion is out-of-contract at the end of the season but after a decent start in 2022 Krack is eager to keep the experienced driver around.

Aston Martin want Sebastian Vettel stay

Vettel has stated that he is taking a wait and see approach which Aston Martin will respect.

“I’m not going to speak on contracts yet but obviously if you have a driver like Sebastian Vettel that you can keep motivated by giving him the car that he deserves with the quality of his driving, I think you would be foolish not to try to retain him,” said Krack. “But I 100% understand his comments.

“He wants to see progress; he wants to see the car moving forward because he is not a driver that wants to fight for P18 or P16 or whatever. So I fully understand his comments and it is up to us to deliver the tools that are needed for him to perform.”

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Setting the tone

Krack has waxed lyrical on the impact that the German has made at Aston Martin.

Asked what had impressed him, particularly about Vettel’s approach, Krack replied: “Well, everything. He has a very, very competitive approach, despite the big success that he was already having. He has a very high work ethic that I really share and that I already appreciate.

“There is no time of the day where it is too late to work or to have some input. So, from that point of view, it’s a pleasure to work with him, because first of all, he is what I described already but then also he’s a nice guy, he’s a nice fellow and he understands where our limitations are at the moment.

“But he doesn’t stop pushing and he is realistic about what we do, so it’s a matter of trying to merge what we think we [have to] do and what he thinks we have to do and be open, transparent, have good conversations and move on.”