Mercedes have been warned against signing 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sebastian Vettel as168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton’s replacement by 1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill.

Four-time world champion Vettel, who retired from F1 at the end of 2022, has been increasingly linked as a candidate for the vacant 2025 Mercedes seat after admitting he is con𝕴sidering a comeback.

Ahead of th𒀰is weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, Toto Wolff conceded Vettel is “someone you can never discount” as Mercedes weigh up their options.

But Hill says he wouldn’t “take a chance” on w𒀰hether Vettel can rediscover his best form, a📖fter enduring a difficult couple of final seasons prior to his retirement.

“He 𒊎burned very brightly for an🐽 intense period. Then, something happened,” Hill told Sky F1.

“It petered out. It bumped alo🥃ng. I never saw that 🍌form, of the youthful Vettel that was dominant.

“He was great at the be𝄹ginning of his cꦇareer. Then, when it got difficult at Ferrari, it became a labour.

“Would you, as a team boss, take a chance on him rediscovering his form? I♚ wouldn’t, frankly.”

However♈, Craig Slater had a different view, arguing Vettel would be the perfect ‘stopgap’ if Andrea Kimi Antonelli isn’t quite ready to step up to F1 next year.

Mercedes protege Antonelli is understood to be the favourit🎶e to replace ⛎Hamilton, depending on how his rookie Formula 2 season goes.

“He’🎀s got the profile, he’s got🔴 the expertise,” Slater said of Vettel.

“Audi want to launch 𓃲with fanfare. He’d be a figure⛎head for them.

“If there is a ‘stopgap’ idea in Toto Wolff’s head before Kimi Antonelli comes along, what 🎀better stopgap to have?”