Helmut Marko says he urged Sebastian Vettel to sit out the 2021 season with the bigger picture in mind, a possible 2022 Red Bull or even Mercedes race seat. Dropped by Ferrari even before the first race of the 2020 championship, Vettel spent months weighing up his options for the 2021 season. Those included signing for another team, taking a sabbatical or even retiring from the sport. His former boss at Red Bull, Marko, feared Vettel would lean towards the latter given that it was already evident that his final season at Ferrari would be nothing short of a nightmare. He told Vettel to take a 'year off' in the hope that it would re-invigorator him ahead of a possible 2022 return with a team...
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