{"id":18645,"date":"2022-11-25T19:59:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T19:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=18645"},"modified":"2022-11-25T19:59:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T19:59:35","slug":"martin-brundle-makes-disappointing-claim-about-sebastian-vettels-farewell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/martin-brundle-makes-disappointing-claim-about-sebastian-vettels-farewell\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Brundle makes disappointing claim about Sebastian Vettel\u2019s farewell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Although he was not able to help his team overtake Alfa Romeo in the constructors\u2019 championship, Sebastian Vettel bowed out of Formula 1 with a point scoring performance in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The German has had a stellar career in F1, winning four back to back drivers\u2019 championships with Red Bull before spells with Ferrari and Aston Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 35-year-old has been begged to reconsider his decision to retire after he rolled back the years in the final rounds of the season with a succession of \u2018Driver of the Day\u2019 performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vettel took part in the traditional donuts on the grid with the top three drivers after the race and delivered a heartfelt retirement speech to the fans, in which he reflected on his illustrious career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sky Sports pundit Martin Brundle has now given the disappointing opinion that he does not think Vettel will ever return to race in Formula 1, after reading into the Germans speech after the Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI do remember a quite emotional interview with Fernando Alonso on the grid in Abu Dhabi 2018 as he was saying farewell, and he\u2019s just signed a new two-year agreement taking him to at least the end of 2024\u2026 but there was more of a finality about Seb\u2019s words and actions suggesting he won\u2019t be back on the grid,\u201d argued Brundle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn a German interview, he said that he would be disappointed if he did feel the need to come back because then he would likely have failed on what he plans to do next.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A late retirement from Lewis Hamilton saw Vettel move up into P10 in the final race of the season, ensuring that the German bowed out of Formula 1 on a high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vettel has had a villain to hero character arc in Formula 1, initially having his haters for challenging British hero Hamilton, before showing his true side and maturing with age to become one of the most loved drivers on the grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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