Sebastian Vettel has signed a new contract with Ferrari, tying the German to the team for a further three years until the end of the 2020 season. However, clearly Ferrari wanted to make their position known as soon as the deal was concluded. Vettel said: “I love this team, I love the people working for this brand. “We discussed it briefly once with him, but the more competitive Ferrari goes the less the reason he would want to leave,” Lauda said. Mercedes had not announced whether Valtteri Bottas, on a one-year deal, would remain with the team yet.

Source: The Guardian August 26, 2017 11:28 UTC