The four-time world champion has a contractual optio🎃n to continue with the team in 2022 and Aston Martin team owner Lawre☂nce Stroll has said Vettel’s future will be announced “imminently”.

Vetꦑtel has had a mixed first season at Aston Martin following his winter switch from Ferrari but highlights have included a second-place finish ꦓat the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. He also took second in Hungary before being disqualified for a fuel-related infringement.

Despite Vettel signing what was described by Aston Martin as a “multi-year deal” last September, rumours have swirled ab🐻out the 34-year-old’s future.

“Absolute 100% nonsense,” said Szafnauer of speculationꦑ of issues arising between the team a❀nd Vettel.

“We don’t have a Plan B, he doesn’t have♕ a Plan B. There is absolutely zero friction.

“Ask him and I’m confident he will say he absolutely l♒🎃oves it here. It’s just a matter of working out some of the details.

“It was a multi-year deal but there are options on both sides. And when you have options on🐼 both sides th🌄ere’s some details you negotiate up to the deadline of your time window and it’s exactly what’s happening now.

“We’re just having detailed di𝓀scussions leading ♑up to the point where the option expires. So I think before that happens, we’ll announce something.”

Aston Martin and Haas are the only two teams yet to formally confirm their driver line-ups foꦬr 2022, while there is a seat up for grabs at Alfa Romeo alongside Valtteri Bottas.

But Aston Martin have rℱepeatedly insisted that Vettel will continue with the team for a second season alongside Lance Stroll.

“He’s a fantastic individual, works extremely hard, is very experie🐼nced and is just a genuinely nice person,” Szafnauer added.

“We like him he likes us. We’re now in the detaiꦦled discussions of going forward and with the next week to 10 days we’ll be able to announce him."