Retired four-times System One world champion Sebastian Vettel is getting again behind the wheel to check a Porsche Penske Le Mans hypercar in Spain subsequent week.

The world endurance workforce stated Vettel, a 53-times grand prix winner who left System One on the finish of 2022, will drive the Porsche 963 hybrid prototype on the Motorland Aragon circuit as a part of a 36-hour take a look at.

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The German has already frolicked within the simulator in addition to finishing up some take a look at laps at Porsche’s Weissach take a look at observe on Thursday.

“I’ve all the time adopted different racing sequence and my curiosity for endurance occasions inspired me to only give it a shot,” stated Vettel, who gained his F1 titles with Pink Bull and whose final race was with Aston Martin.

“Now I am enthusiastic about the long term in Aragon and I am trying ahead to my time behind the wheel. It’s going to undoubtedly take an adjustment and a few getting used to however everybody within the workforce may be very open and helps me.

“This might be a brand new expertise for me. We’ll then see what occurs subsequent on this respect — for the time being there are not any additional plans for the longer term.”

Vettel, who’s outspoken on the atmosphere and has campaigned for renewable power, stated in 2022 that local weather change had made him query his F1 job.

Le Mans vehicles run on 100% renewable biofuel derived partly from wine business residues.

The Le Mans 24 Hours race is on June 15-16 with Porsche aiming for a twentieth outright victory on the Circuit de la Sarthe and the manufacturing facility workforce coming into three 963 vehicles with the third lineup as but undecided.