SEBASTIAN VETTEL has refused to rule out a sensational return to F1 as Lewis Hamilton’s replacement at Mercedes. Vettel says he has been speaking with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, who has made it clear he would also love to sign Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. I retired from Formula One not to come back, but I also did say that you never know. “Obviously, there’s things that I miss, which is mostly the competition. And things that I don’t miss, so that hasn’t changed. “Obviously, life is very different if you’re not involved and I do enjoy that still. Vettel also waded into Red Bull Racing’s off-track problems and called for “more transparency”. I think with these things, it’s always difficult to know everything.

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