As the debate about who should partner Mark Webber at Red Bull next season heats up, the man who is leaving the seat vacant, David Coulthard, has revealed who he thinks should fill his boots.
Coulthard believes either Fernando Alonso or Sebastian Vettel would be a perfect replacement.
Alonso's future at Renault remains unclear after he refused to commit himself to the French squad earlier this year, while Toro Rosso's Vettel has been tipped for a move to a bigger team.
Coulthard says bringing Vettel to Red Bull would be "logical", but also believes it would be silly to turn down the chance to have a two-time World Champion with the team.
"I've been asked several times who I think should take over my seat next year," he wrote in his ITV column.
"That's a decision for the Red Bull management, but the commonsense answer is that it should go to the quickest guy with a proven track record who is available.
"That might be Fernando Alonso for instance; if the team could get him that would make sense because he has great credentials as a double World Champion.
"But if we assume he's not available, then it's completely logical to take Sebastian Vettel, who is within the Red Bull family, is performing well at Toro Rosso and naturally wants to progress to the larger team. I'm confident he would do a very good job for our team."
The Scot, who will bring the curtain down on his F1 career at the end of the season, says he won't change his approach to the sport in his final nine races.
"I intend to approach my last nine races the same way as my 238 to date," he said.
"I'm sure when I'm on the plane to Brazil it won't be lost on me that I'm about to embark on my final grand prix weekend.
"But I'm not counting down the races; my sole focus is on scoring the best results I can and trying to help Red Bull get back up to fourth in the Constructors' Championship, because that's so important for the team.
"The reflections and the sentiment can wait a few more months."
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