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VETTEL GOOD FIT FOR MERCEDES: HAMILTON

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April 05, 2024

Ferrari-bound Briton praises ex-champion, who is talking to German team’s boss Wolff

VETTEL GOOD FIT FOR MERCEDES: HAMILTON

Lewis Hamilton said on April 4 that retired four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel would be an "amazing option" for Mercedes, as they look to fill the Briton's seat next season.

Vettel, 36, told Sky Sports television on April 3 that he was "potentially" in the market for a 2025 comeback and was talking to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and others.

"I would love for Seb to come back and I think he would be an amazing option for the team," Hamilton, who joins Ferrari next season, told a press conference at the Suzuka Circuit ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.

He said the German driver would be good fit for the German manufacturer and that Vettel's racing pedigree and values would push forward a team trying to revive the form that delivered seven back-to-back drivers' championships from 2014 to 2020.

Mercedes last had a German driver with Nico Rosberg, who retired after winning the 2016 world championship.

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