"I don't think he wants four-time world champion back to the midfield," said the Austrians in the program "the F1 Show" at the British channel Sky F1, and added: "If you have a successful career, you don't want to go too big of a risk."

At the same time, Steiner assured that the US Team was not an Option for the driver from Heppenheim Vettel: "I can't pay for it!" The 55-Year-old have a good relationship with Vettel, but: "I offered him a seat. I think someone else with much deeper pockets than I do!“ Specific Steiner was not. This year, the Frenchman Romain Grosjean (34) and the Dane Kevin Magnussen (27) in the case of Haas as a driver under contract.

After six years, the 32-year-old Vettel will have to leave the Scuderia Ferrari at the end of the year. His future is unclear, an early career end are not excluded. Vettel to stay only a few options to continue in formula 1. Recently, much has been speculated about switching to the industry leader Mercedes, the silver arrows were the first, but quick negotiations.

dpa Updated Date: 27 May 2020, 11:26