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Four-time Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel has advised Red Bull Racing he will leave the team after 2014, with current Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat to join Australian Daniel Ricciardo at the team.
Speculation has surrounded Vettel’s movements due to a poor year for German driver, who has been upstaged by Ricciardo in the 2014 season.
Vettel may head to Ferrari, who are looking to return to dominance following years of chasing the top teams.
Vettel won 38 race, took 44 poles and stormed to eight World Championships, including four Drivers’ titles and four Constructors’ titles with Red Bull Racing.
The full statement from Red Bull Racing is below:
Sebastian Vettel has advised us that he will be leaving Infiniti Red Bull Racing at the end of the 2014 season.
We want to warmly thank Sebastian for the incredible role he has played at Infiniti Red Bull Racing for the last six years.
Since joining the team in 2009, Sebastian, together with Infiniti Red Bull Racing, has scored 38 wins, 44 poles and eight World Championships, including four Drivers’ titles and four Constructors’. If you include Sebastian’s success at Red Bull’s second team, Scuderia Toro Rosso, the Red Bull total increases to 39 wins and 45 poles.
As we wish Sebastian well in the next stage of his career, we also look to the future with excitement, as the vacancy makes way for the next generation of Red Bull racers.
The Red Bull Junior Programme has developed some proven talents in recent times, including Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo, who has excelled in the RB10 and become a three-time Formula One race winner in his first season with the team.
We’re pleased to announce that Daniel will be joined in the team for 2015 by another rising star from the Junior Programme, Daniil Kvyat.