Could Sebastian Vettel put off his retirement and drive for Aston Martin – alongside Fernando Alonso – in place of the injured Lance Stroll? 😲 We ran it past Aston's F1 team boss Mike Krack, and he didn't say no... 👇
Krack insisted that Stroll remains the Plan A and that no alternatives would be considered until it is clear that the Canadian can’t drive in next week’s Bahrain GP.
However, should Stroll's problems prove to be longer term and stretch to the second race in Saudi Arabia, Vettel would have more time to undertake proper preparations and, for example, try the AMR23 in the simulator. Vettel retired at the end of last season with 299 grand prix starts to his name.news of Stroll’s cycling accident and wrist injury became public
“I have had a couple of phone calls with Sebastian,” said Krack when asked by Motorsport.com if they had spoken in recent days. “But this has been also last year, and this will continue in the future.”When asked if the longer lead time to the Saudi Arabian race would allow Vettel more preparation time, should Stroll not be fit, Krack appeared to leave the door open.
“Don't forget one thing. He had a very, very thorough plan in mind for his retirement. And, you know, I think this is also something that you have to respect. So let's see what's happening.”Krack admitted that Stroll’s situation remains unclear: “I honestly don't know at this point. He’s our Plan A obviously, we want to have Lance back in the car, but we have to wait, what he says and what the doctors are saying in the right moment.
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