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FERRARI COMMIT TO SEBASTIAN VETTEL UNTIL 2020

Sebastian Vettel continues with Ferrari until 2020 - Photo: LAT

By Bruce Williams

Date posted: August 26, 2017

Sebastian Vettel continues with Ferrari until 2020 - Photo: LAT

Sebastian Vettel continues with Ferrari until 2020 – Photo: LAT

Sebastian Vettel will remain with Ferrari until the end of the 2020 Formula 1 season after agreeing to a contract extension.

The announcement of Vettel’s new deal with the Maranello based team comes ahead of qualifying for this weekends Belgian Grand Prix. Also just one week after they committed to keeping Kimi Raikkonen for another year. Locking in Ferrari’s driver line up for next year.

Ferrari will have a unchanged driver line up next year - Photo: LAT

Ferrari will have a unchanged driver line up next year – Photo: LAT

This news comes off the back of confirmation the Vettel had been speaking with Mercedes during recent weeks. However, it now looks certain that they too will retain their current driver line up, with Valtteri Bottas expected to stay with the team for another year.

The F1 rumour mill will now turn it’s attention to Fernando Alonso, with Williams being suggested as a possible option for the two time Champion.

We’ve got more of the latest news out of the F1 paddock in the next issue of Auto Action magazine, on sale now. In the mean time follow us on social media Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for all the latest updates between issues.

 

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