After all the not-so-silliness of F1’s silly season in 2023, probably the biggest news of the recent past has been bombarded on us by Sebastian Vettel. It’s nothing concrete yet but the 4x champion has given, probably the most convincing hint yet of his plans to return to the sport in the not-so-distant future. But with that news now out in the open, fans have been going crazy, theorizing and chalking out the perfect comeback for the German king.
In a recent interview with F1 legend, Martin Brundle, the 4x champion sat down with the Sky Sports F1 presenter for a heart-to-heart conversation. But when the British presenter prodded the 36-year-old about a possibly sensational return to the pinnacle of motor racing, Vettel gave an answer that was as good as him confirming his intention to don that iconic crash helmet once again. He said, “I can’t say no because you don’t know!”
"You'll come back won't you?" 💭
"I can't say no because you don't know" 👀
An interview you're NOT going to want to miss with Martin Brundle and Sebastian Vettel during our qualifying coverage for the Singapore Grand Prix 👊 pic.twitter.com/ZujNcKZKZc
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) September 13, 2023
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All in all, the German racing ace muttered just eight short words. However, that was more than enough for fans on social media to go into a frenzy and conjure up some wild theories. Truth be told, what they came up with would be a joy to behold if true, not so much for Lance Stroll, though!
Sebastian Vettel triggers fans to conjure up wild Fernando Alonso theories at Lance Stroll’s expense
As soon as this clip from Vettel’s exchange with Brundle went viral, fans had only one thing on their minds. They wanted Sebastian Vettel to make a sensational return to a now pacey Aston Martin and team up with the Spanish renegade, Fernando Alonso. The problem however, is, that 2nd seat is currently occupied by Lance Stroll.
That’s no problem, as one fan tweeted, “[Lance] Stroll out, Vettel in. Easy.”
Let’s take a look at just a few of the fan reactions from this epic Vettel comeback hint!
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Alonso and vettel at Aston would be insanneeeee!
— Broontango (@BroontangoVlogs) September 13, 2023
Stroll out, Vettel in. Easy
— Nidzovski (@Nidzovski) September 13, 2023
Fire Stroll and put him in with Alonso. That would be mega
— Osiris Rage (@OsirisRage) September 13, 2023
Give him Lance Stroll's seat! pic.twitter.com/P5iJJQ1yap
— James | 104 POLES! 🇬🇧🏁 (@James_UK7) September 13, 2023
Get Lance out od that car, please!
— Sergi (@sergilitud) September 13, 2023
While the majority of the fans were eager to see Vettel and Alonso team up for a mega stint, the others were just happy to dream of Vettel’s return after he emotionally hung up his racing helmet at the end of the 2022 season.
Come back Seb 🙏
— MitchK4 (@mitchkman33) September 13, 2023
Sebastian Vettel is sorely missed on the grid, and to have him back in any capacity would be great…maybe Audi? pic.twitter.com/LVNg6nmNXL
— Charles Jones (@ChasBWI) September 13, 2023
On me knees please. Alonso and Seb at Aston Martin
— Carlos (@RedDevilCarlos1) September 13, 2023
sounds way more promising than last interviews about a comeback 👀
— Scream (@R6Scream) September 13, 2023
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yeah he's coming back
— Felipe (@felipe__brgs) September 13, 2023
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On a scale of 1 to 10, how badly do you want Sebastian Vettel to make a full-time return to Formula 1? And if he does, where does he go? Aston Martin? Red Bull? Or maybe even Audi?
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