News Details

McLaren never considered Vettel as 2021 option

Four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel was never under consideration for a 2021 Formula 1 seat at McLaren, the team’s CEO Zak Brown has revealed. Ferrari confirmed on Tuesday that Vettel will leave the team after 2020 and 48 hours later it announced Carlos Sainz Jr. as his replacement. McLaren had already tried to poach Daniel Ricciardo mid-2018, prior to the Australian committing to a two-year Renault deal, and on Thursday announced him as Sainz Jr.’s successor. ADVERTISEMENT It completes McLaren’s 2021 driver line-up, with Lando Norris retained for another season. Related Posts Razali: Rossi joining SIC would be a ‘great story' for MotoGP May 15, 2020 Silverstone...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Carlos Sainz sealed and delivered at Ferrari from 2021

Ferrari have confirmed Carlos Sainz will replace Sebastian Vettel at the...
5y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Ferrari signs Carlos Sainz for 2021

After parting ways with Sebastian Vettel, the Scuderia Ferrari Mission...
5y ago from F1Technical.net

Official: McLaren sign Daniel Ricciardo for 2021

Daniel Ricciardo has left Renault and joined the McLaren F1 Team from the...
5y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Sainz to be confirmed at Ferrari 'in the next 48 hours'

Carlos Sainz is expected to be announced as Charles Leclerc's 2021...
5y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Arsenal set to make £15m sale, could raise...

With Jakub Kiwior believed to be close to an Arsenal exit, the Gunners...
1h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Bundesliga club director says he wants to keep Arsenal...

Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes has expressed a desire to...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Premier League club speaking to Arsenal star's...

Crystal Palace are reportedly speaking to the advisors of Arsenal winger...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Big statement' – Arsenal legend comments on...

Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn has commented on the club's transfer...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.