Amidst the arrival of several rookies to the 2025 F1 grid, a coalition of season veterans remain on the grid. Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Hulkenberg (the only active drivers older than 30) continue to perform at a high level.

Sebastian Vettel has been given the green light for a stunning Formula 1 comeback with Audi. The four-time world champion left F1 at the end of 2022, where he completed his final season with Aston Martin after missing out on a fifth title at Ferrari .

It’s been two seasons since Sebastian Vettel left F1 and there is a void of a figure of his personality in the paddock. When the German decided to hang up his racing boots, many felt that it was too early for him to make that call. Some even hope that Vettel will someday make a comeback to the pinnacle of motorsport.

But the facts are, the stopwatch doesn’t lie and he wasn’t delivering the lap times at the end of his career.”

With an evolving driver lineup for 2025 and new teams entering the sport in 2026, the possibility of Vettel making a comeback has become a hot topic in the F1 paddock.

Four-time Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel was reportedly rejected three times by three different F1 teams in 2025, as he attempted to make a comeback to the sport.