You raise a lot of interesting questions for which right now we don't have certain answers. We can only guess.

First of all, I am now getting really confused about which the hell team is now the "Aston Martin" of F1 each season of the year. There used to Red Bull Aston Martin Racing, powered by a Honda Civic engine, and now Racing Point-Mercedes, the former Force India? Mmokay, got that. Very confusing strategy for AM. I guess AM is short on cash to continue sponsoring Red Bull, and so it moves down in F1 team ladder to Racing Point. It's a good thing. I don't think Red Bull really needed another rich title sponsor, but Racing Point probably does.

Second, on the Racing Point dispute and Mercedes, I am really not at all qualified to comment on the veracity of the "copying" allegations and all, but should it really be surprising that Ferrari is still pursuing it? Ferrari's ego got hurt this year because instead of racing against the leaders for the podiums and wins, they're often trading blows with... Racing Point. That team was the freaking Force India years ago. Ferrari can't stomach having to fight against them, and hence the long technical inquiry. This is despite some strong indications that Ferrari itself was cheating on something last year. Oh how the mighty have fallen.

Vettel and 2021: I, just like everyone else and the sports media, have no idea where he is going to end up next year. It's clear that Vettel wants to continue racing and that he still has things to prove (such as, for one, proving that his four WDC titles weren't a fluke). However, the number of available racing seats for 2021 is rapidly shrinking, and his options are looking weaker each day. If I could give advise to Vettel, I'd recommend him to take a year or two off. From outside view, it just seems like he is burned out and tired, and so signing up with a team like Racing Point won't fix it. Taking some time off does not mean the end of career. There are many examples of WDCs leaving F1 for some time and then returning in great form.