From Autosport.com: As a Vettel fan I think this is fantastic news, RBR are the team to be with right now. Interesting that he's only committed for as long as Newey, it could just be coincidence, or he could feel (as I do) that the team's continued success depends on Newey being around. This should finally put an end to all the "Vettel to Ferrari" rumours.
Vettel could drive for any team he wants now but he has stuck with RBR. If I was an F1 driver I would want to prove im the best by showing I could be a winner at all the major teams and follow in the footsteps of the greats. If he won all his titles at RBR then people could say it was down to the car
But Schumacher is still thought of as one of the best El_Bando? I don't know, if you change teams, you may end up with a dog of a car, and be completely uncompetitive. But whether signing the best years of your career to one team is the best idea or not I'm not sure either.
It was effectively the same team though, he took the key men (Brawn and Byrne) with him. Also, Vettel will only be 27 when his Red Bull contract expires, so he'll have plenty of time to win titles with either Ferrari or Mercedes.
I feel confident that this is no coincidence. Vettel's commitment to Red Bull is largely dependant that they retain the humble genius who is the envy of all teams: Adrian Newey.
so it could be possible that whoever wants Vettel will need to lure Newey too? Newey will never go back to McLaren, He could go to mercedes to reunite with brawn but one team who recently has made it public that they wanted Newey is Ferrari who are also in the hunt for Vettel! ....or stick at RBR hmmmm
Isn't it a bit early to secure your'e future until 2014? With the big regulation changes in 2013, one team could completely dominate from then, especially with new engines.
I follow your logic but ask yourself who his the best track record for adapting to regulation changes? - Adrian Newey himself!
True, but even the great Adrian Newey will struggle if Red Bull's engines are vastly inferior to their rivals.
"Vastly inferior" is very very unlikely. The restrictions with regard to engines are such there will likely be little to choose between them; differences probably easily offset with better chassis design, just as is the case now.
I can't see the Renault being further back than they are already, and a 1.6l four pot is more Renault's area of expertise than Mercedes' or Ferrari's. That said there's no crossover between road car parts and F1 parts.
F1 standard engines aren't going to something a car manufacture has too much to do with, however they are I imagine. Most supercar producers would struggle to get anywhere near the performance of an F1 engine in something road legal. And even if they did, an F1 engine is going to be so much more expensive that the car would never be bought! Newey is a genius, and whilst Williams say they are already concentrating on 2013, I imagine Red Bull haven't completely ignored the changes around the corner. Besides, why write off a year when you're world champions? I'm sure there is some saying about making hay which is applicable here...
