Tom Brady’s Heroic NFL Return Could Set the Trend for Decade Younger Retired F1 Champ Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement from the sport earlier this year, much to the shock of many fans and colleagues. The German driver’s accomplishments are countless. 4 titles, third most race wins (53) in F1 history, etc are just the tip of the iceberg. Additionally, he has also voiced his opinion on multiple social issues like climate change, women in racing, and much more. Of course, it will be hard to see Seb missing from the paddock. But what if it never came to that?

2016 world champion Nico Rosberg believes that 2022 might not be the last we’ve seen of Sebastian. The Sky presenter also cited NFL GOAT Tom Brady’s example while comparing the two scenarios.

Nico Rosberg reveals his feeling about Vettel’s retirement and compares it with Tom Brady

Tom Brady announced his retirement from the NFL last season when Tampa Bay Buccaneers were knocked out by the Los Angeles Rams. However, just 40 days later, he rescinded his own decision and decided to come back to the sport he had given his everything to. Former Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg believes we could see Sebastian Vettel following a similar suit.

Nico Rosberg told Sky Sports F1 UK, “In 2023 he will be able to recharge his batteries and in 2024 opportunities could arise for him with very fast cars on paper. Faced with an offer from a competitive team, in my opinion he would falter.” [Translated from Google]

The German-Finnish further compared Vettel’s potential comeback to that of Brady’s. He added, “Even Tom Brady in American Football, for example, announced his retirement only to reconsider just 40 days later. Maybe Sebastian will do the same too .”

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Despite Rosberg’s claim, Sebastian Vettel has revealed his plans for the future. The former Red Bull and Ferrari driver is looking forward to spending more time with his family.

Sebastian Vettel reveals his plans post-retirement

German maestro Sebastian Vettel will certainly not race in F1 next season. But we might see him racing in some other competitions like rallying. Vettel opened up about the possible competitions he could be racing in, in the future.

As per GPFans, Vettel said, “Naturally, you do look at other stuff. I quite look forward to the idea of nothing, at first, and then see what it does to me. There are lots of other things in my head as well, other interests and ideas outside racing.”

He also mentioned, “I always liked rallying, for some reason, but I can see it’s a major challenge because it’s so different to what we do in, let’s say, classic circuit racing.”

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Are you excited to watch Sebastian race again, albeit in a different racing competition?