Sebastian Vettel says the success of his first season at Ferrari leaves him open to finishing his career with the team.

The four-time world champion joined Ferrari ahead of the 2015 season having previously risen through the ranks at Red Bull, and went on to finish third in the drivers' championship last year with three victories. Having moved to a team which had failed to win any races a year earlier, Vettel admits his time at Maranello has exceeded expectations so far.

"I never dreamed that my first season with Ferrari would go so well," Vettel told his official website. "The dedication, passion, enthusiasm and fascination of every single employee [impressed], but also the fans of the brand Ferrari. Ferrari is simply a myth."

And asked if he could see himself finishing his F1 career at Ferrari, Vettel replied: "Maybe.

"I'm not a person who feels the need to change team from one year to another. That's not something that I've never been in any area of life. At the moment I feel very comfortable, and we all have a great common goal that we want to achieve."

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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