Looking at both Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, who are both older than him, there is room to suggest that if fit, he still has plenty to give behind the wheel of an F1 car.
It just depends on his motivation levels, and whether he is genuinely interested in a return to the paddock just two years after leaving it.
We saw Michael Schumacher return with Mercedes after a few years away, and heading into 2025 – what better storyline for the sport could there be than Hamilton starting at Ferrari and a Vettel return?
In a post on Instagram which received over 100,000 likes, Vettel used the hashtag #thereisstillaracetowin as he looked back on his past racing commitments with Red Bull.