Christian Horner wants to sit down with Sebastian Vettel at Silverstone this weekend and talk about the future.<\/p>\n
23-year-old Vettel is already contracted to Red Bull Racing for 2011, but the Milton Keynes based team reportedly wants a much longer deal.<\/p>\n
Germany’s Sport Bild said the team, owned by Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz but run by Briton Horner, is eyeing a deal through 2015.<\/p>\n
But when asked precisely how long he would like Vettel to commit, Horner joked: “2028.<\/p>\n
“Then he’d be 41, like Michael Schumacher.”<\/p>\n
Vettel handles his own contractual negotiations, with only the assistance of his father Norbert.<\/p>\n
Horner said: “I know that Mercedes would have Sebastian.\u00a0 Ferrari too, and even McLaren would not be averse.\u00a0 That’s why we want to have him for the long term.”<\/p>\n
The media report said a new deal to 2015, with options through to 2018 with a ten per cent retainer increase per additional year, would boost Vettel’s retainer to about EUR 12 million per season.<\/p>\n
Said Horner: “Sebastian is the future.\u00a0 He is going to be around, winning, for many years.”<\/p>\n
And Vettel commented: “I already have a contract with Red Bull.\u00a0 What happens next, we will see.<\/p>\n
“For me, it’s not about the money but about sitting in a competitive car with a team I feel comfortable with.”<\/p>\n
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