Sebastian Vettel might be a potential replacement for Lance Stroll’s position if Stroll gets injured.
Sebastian Vettel might make a surprise return to substitute the injured Lance Stroll, according to Aston Martin Formula 1 Team Principal Mike Krack.
Due to injuries sustained in a training-related bicycle accident, Stroll missed the entirety of preseason testing. Felipe Drugovich, the backup racer, filled in for Stroll.
After a 16-year career, Vettel withdrew from Formula Prix motorsport at the end of 2022. When asked about the German’s potential comeback in Bahrain, Krack refused to comment.
Krack has a conversation with Vettel
When asked by the media about whether he had talked to the four-time champion, Krack replied, “I have had a couple of phone calls with Sebastian.
“But this has been [the case] also last year and will continue in the future.”
Krack responded directly when asked if Vettel had shown any willingness in racing the AMR23 as a stand-in, saying he would “not tell you.”
It was suggested to Krack that Vettel could compete in the second race in Saudi Arabia on March 19 in order to offer him more preparation time due to the short turnaround before the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. He reiterated his wish for Stroll to drive in the car in his reply.
“I mean, this is very, very hypothetical,” he explained.
“First of all, our plan is to have Lance in the car.
“And then we will continue to see because we have Bahrain first before we speak about Jeddah. We have not made the final decision [on who will drive].
“Don’t forget one thing. [Sebastian] had a very, very thorough plan in mind for his retirement, and I think this is also something that you have to respect.
“So let’s see what’s happening, [but] I honestly don’t know at this point. [Lance] is obviously our Plan A, we want to have Lance back in the car, but we have to wait [to see] what he and what the doctors are saying in the right moment.
“There are certain delays or certain limits that you have to give to the FIA, and we will respect this.
“We’ll have to see how the situation is developing over the next day. It’s like in football, you have players that are a little bit injured, and you wait for the last moment, and then you decide if they can play or not.
“We have some Plan Bs, but we have to decide the Plan B when the Plan A not possible. It’s very simple. Can [Stroll] drive or can he not drive?”
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