Seb to retire at the end of the season

Think the project promised to him by Aston Martin has obviously not failed to materialise.
A driver of his undoubted skill and race craft shouldn't be scrapping about at the bottom of the order with a car that's a bag of ****.
Can't say I blame him. He's set for life, has a young family that he'll see a lot more of now and has a cemented legacy before it becomes too tarnished with Aston Martin colours.

In hindsight when he left Ferrari and didn't get the Mercedes job he should have wrapped in there and then.
 
Caesium137 said:
Didn't expect that.
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I did

He been contemplating this for a while and all but said in his latest interview his conscience was weighing on him anc I think his heart isn’t it any more.

He’s a very principled man and he sticks up for what he believes in. I think he’ll take on a similar role in his retirement.
 
I also think the recent move to race in places like Saudi with questionable regimes hasn’t helped either.
 
Jedi boro said:
I did

He been contemplating this for a while and all but said in his latest interview his conscience was weighing on him anc I think his heart isn’t it any more.

He’s a very principled man and he sticks up for what he believes in. I think he’ll take on a similar role in his retirement.
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To be honest I had assumed he would, but a few interviews he did recently seemed to suggest the opposite.

I wonder if he had irons in fires for a more competitive seat or Aston had promised a step up in performance they now realise they'll be nowhere near delivering so he's called it a day?

I doubt he will as he's not the media attention type, but I'd love him involved in the coverage if he could be persuaded. He's streets ahead of the likes of Di Resta, Rosberg and Coulthard.

But I think he'll go spend time with his family and tinkering with his old bikes and cars.

As you say a principled, Bright, funny guy who has been a credit to himself and the sport in the main.

He'll be missed.
 
Jedi boro said:
I also think the recent move to race in places like Saudi with questionable regimes hasn’t helped either.
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He raced in Russia, China and Abu Dhabi for long enough without seemingly being too bothered, but he defintiely seemed more politically motivated and willing to court controversy around diversity and equality the last year or two.

As you say though, being the subject of rocket attacks in a tin pot Arab dictatorship attempt at sports washing (with a truly abhorrent human rights record) when you you got a handful of young kids at home in the Swiss countryside (is he still there?) is probably weighed on his mind too.
 
Randy said:
Think the project promised to him by Aston Martin has obviously not failed to materialise.
A driver of his undoubted skill and race craft shouldn't be scrapping about at the bottom of the order with a car that's a bag of ****.
Can't say I blame him. He's set for life, has a young family that he'll see a lot more of now and has a cemented legacy before it becomes too tarnished with Aston Martin colours.

In hindsight when he left Ferrari and didn't get the Mercedes job he should have wrapped in there and then.
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So thats means it did happen?
 
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