Don’t miss… <\/strong> Carlos Sainz hints he agrees with Lewis Hamilton after ‘laughing’ at Mercedes<\/strong><\/p>\n Jenson Button has already reportedly signed for Jota ahead of next year, while Kimi Raikkonen and Mick Schumacher have also been linked with driving roles in the sport.<\/p>\n Vettel was at the Japanese Grand Prix to witness Red Bull star Max Verstappen storm to victory ahead of Briton Lando Norris and his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri. And ahead of the race, the four-time champion spoke to drivers about his \u201cinspiring\u201d biodiversity project.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> \u201cI think it is great to have Seb back this weekend,\u201d Lewis Hamilton explained. \u201cHe sat down and told all the drivers about his plans. It is great he has found his purpose and, in the history of the sport, I don’t know any other driver who has been so outspoken and shown such passion for the world outside the [F1] one we live in.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope he inspires the rest of the drivers to do something, to spread love, spread compassion, raise awareness. There are millions of problems we need to address but biodiversity, it’s great to raise awareness of how important is.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Vettel even refused to rule out a return to F1 when he was quizzed about the prospect by Sky Sports. \u201cI can’t say no, because you don’t know,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it’s something that if you asked all of them, probably some of them would have said \u2018no.\u2019 And some of them I don’t know, but in the end all of them came back so I can’t exclude it.\u201d<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/4977626.jpg?r=1695656007801\")
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