Sebastian Vettel insists that financial matters “played no part” in his shock exit from𒆙 the Ferrari Formula ꦍ1 team.

On Tuesday morning Ferrari 168澳洲🐲5最新开奖𓃲结果:confirmed Vettel would be leaving the team after six years atღ the end of the 2020 season foll🌞owing reports in German media overnight which claimed contract talks had broken down between both sides.

𝄹It had been suggested that Ferrari was only willing to offer a one-year d🅷eal on significantly reduced terms, but Vettel says the decision to part ways was because they no longer have a “common desire to stay together”.

“Iꦜn order to get the best possible resuꦐlts in this sport, it’s vital for all parties to work in perfect harmony,” Vettel said.

“The team and I have ♔realised that there is no longer a common desire to stay together beyond the end of this season.

“Financial matters hav𝓡🐭e played no part in this joint decision. That’s not the way I think when it comes to making certain choices and it never will be.

“What’s been happening in these past few months h𝓀as led many of us to reflect on what are our real priorities in life.

“One needs to use one’s imagination and to adopt a new approach to a situation that has changed. I myself will take the time I need to reflect on what really matters when it𒆙 comes to my future.”

Vettel’s position as the de facto number one driver at Ferrari appeaꦫred to be under threat following the arrival of Charles Leclerc, who turned in a sensational maiden campaign at the Scuderia on his way to beating the four-time world champion in the championship standings last year.

Ferrari rewarded♐ Leclerc with a long-term extension over the winter that has tied him down to until the end of 2024, while Vettel was consigned to his worst result since leaving Red Bull with uncertainty lingering over his future heading into the final year of the three-year contract he sign🐎ed back in 2017.

🍃Ferrari team principal Ma🍷ttia Binotto stressed Vettel’s departure was a joint-decision and was not influenced by money.

“Th🔯꧑is is a decision taken jointly by ourselves and Sebastian, one which both parties feel is for the best,” he explained.

“It was not an easy decision to reach, given Sebastian’s worth as ꦅa driver and as a person.

“There was no specific reason that led to 𒁃this decision, apart from the common and amicable belief that the time had come to go our separate ways in order to reach our respective objectives.”

Leclerc paid tribute to Vettel onꦑ social media and said he “never learnt so much a🉐s I did with you as my teammate”.

It's been a huge honor for me to be your team mate. We've had some tense moments on tracks. Some very good ones and some others that didn't end as we both wanted, but there was always respect, even though it wasn't perceive this way from the outside.
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— Charles Leclerc (@Charles_Leclerc)